AHIP Resists AHA’s Call For More COVID-19 Financial, Administrative Relief

The health insurance industry is generally resisting the hospital industry’s request that insurers voluntarily offer accelerated payments and additional administrative relief to providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying insurers already are offering billions in resources, face their own financial risk and need help from Congress and providers to stabilize the insurance market. America’s Health Insurance Plan, however, has agreed to expedite claims processing. An America’s Health Insurance Plans spokesperson said Friday (April 3) that the federal government is the appropriate...