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Don't Count on Lower Premiums Despite Pandemic-Driven Boon for Insurers

from Kaiser Health News

Don't Count on Lower Premiums Despite Pandemic-Driven Boon for Insurers Kaiser Health News When COVID-19 smacked the United States in March and April, health plans feared medical costs could skyrocket, jacking up premiums drastically in 2021, when millions of the newly unemployed might still be out of work. But something else happened: Non-COVID care collapsed as hospitals emptied beds and shut down operating rooms to prepare for an expected onslaught of patients sickened by the coronavirus, while fear of contracting it kept people away from ERs, doctors' offices and outpatient clinics. READ MORE

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