Is your health care provider charging you any special “COVID fee”?
A COVID FEE is an additional charge, purportedly for more frequent cleaning and disinfecting, and greater use of Personal Protective Equipment, also known as “PPE,” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medi-Cal: Those enrolled in Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal are not allowed to be charged a COVID FEE. If you have Medi-Cal or Denti-Cal, alert your doctor’s or dentist’s office that they may not charge a COVID FEE to Medi-Cal or Denti-Cal patients.
Read the alert issued by CA Attorney General Becerra below. (March 2021)
What do I do if I’m being charged?
If you are being charged a COVID FEE, please call the California Department of Health Care Services Medi-Cal Member and Provider Helpline at 1-800-541-5555 to report it or to ask questions about the fee.
Learn more about your protections if you have Medi-Cal, Medicare, private insurance, and Tricare below.
