COVID claims by the numbers
The COVID-19 pandemic had a impact on the nation’s health sector both in 2020 and 2021. COVID-19 claims and treatment costs have increased from 2020 to 2021 plan years. COVID-19 claims paid accounted for 4.2% of medical costs in 2021 as compared to 2.5% in 2020 5.9% of the member population received COVID-19 treatments in…