Highmark extends cost-sharing waivers for COVID care, telehealth, to June

Ioannis Pashakis//March 4, 2021

Highmark is extending its waiver on cost-sharing for both inpatient hospital care related to COVID-19 and telehealth visits for members of the Pittsburgh-based insurer to June 30, as opposed to the original end date of March 31.

Despite the growing numbers of vaccinated Americans, the country continues to remain in a public health emergency and there is still a need for COVID-19 related assistance, said Deborah Rice-Johnson, president and Chief Growth Officer at Highmark.

“We recognize that our members are still going to need treatment for COVID-19, and we want to make sure that they won’t have to worry about copays or coinsurance through the middle of the year,” she said.

Highmark members and Highmark Medicare Advantage members will not need to pay cost-sharing such as deductibles, coinsurance and copays when receiving inpatient hospital care for COVID-19 or when receiving either in or out-of-network telehealth care.

Highmark’s Medicare Advantage members will also see no copays for COVID related hospital admissions for the duration of the public health emergency and members will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines free of charge.

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