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Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
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xyzzy099
on 04/03/2020, 23:41:54 UTC
Quote from: HairyMaclairy on March 04, 2020, 11:27:28 PM
Quote from: xyzzy099 on March 04, 2020, 11:17:19 PM
Quote from: HairyMaclairy on March 04, 2020, 10:45:12 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you don’t have medical insurance in the US, the cost of a Coronavirus test is $3,200. 

Poor people who can’t afford health insurance aren’t going to get tested in the USA. 

According to this: https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/covid-19-tests-dont-cost-over-3000/ , that is not true.


Also, from https://www.ahip.org/keeping-americans-safe-from-coronavirus-covid-19/
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What to Know About Treatment and Coverage

    At this time, the CDC is the only facility equipped to test for COVID 19, or to designate other laboratories to do so. The CDC is not billing for testing for COVID 19, so patients will not incur costs when tested by the CDC.


Ok - according to your link the test is free.  But it costs $3200 to visit a doctor to get the free test. Am I reading that correctly?

The test (as of now) is free.  I am pretty sure $3200 is not representative of what a US citizen typically pays for a doctor visit.

One anecdotal instance of how much someone spent on emergency care really should not be misrepresented as 'the cost of a Coronavirus test [in the US]', especially since it may discourage those who think they may need to be tested from doing so.