#URGENT: #Coronavirus #testing and #treatment must be #free if we want to #stop the #spread

The United States Must Make Testing and Treatment for Coronavirus Free to Ensure Containment! Sign Now Dear friends, While the novel virus COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) continues to spread across the globe, credible health organizations still say containment is possible. However, there are a few things making containment within the U.S. less likely. The biggest of these is that people are expected to pay out of pocket for testing, treatment, and quarantine. But it doesn't have to be this way, and New York State just proved it! Sign on to demand every other state follows New York's lead to block insurance companies from charging people for testing and treatment of coronavirus! The current estimated death rate of the virus is 3.4%, which would translate to millions of people in the U.S. if the virus continues to spread. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has just changed the standards for coronavirus testing to anyone who has a doctor's order. But due to the cost of such testing — one Miami man was charged over $3000, and that was with insurance — many people will not get tested and instead continue to spread the disease. The solution? Governors can prohibit insurance companies from charging people for testing and care of coronavirus. We, collectively, can afford to do this. Other countries are already proving that this works. In South Korea, for example, testing is free and extremely efficient — the system even includes drive-through stations that can test people in minutes. Making it a no-brainer for folks to get tested means a better chance of containment, a better understanding of the disease iteself, and even a lower mortality rate — South Korea's is just around 0.65%. If the U.S. has any hope of curbing the sickness and death this virus is causing around the world, we have to demand free treatment for all! As a society, we are only as safe as the least safe among us. Let's stand together and demand our lawmakers protect us in every way possible, starting with making all testing and treatment of coronavirus free! Please, sign the petition today. Thank you,   Lauren W. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. If the cost of coronavirus testing is left unchecked, undetected cases will cause the disease to spread like wildfire. Please sign the petition.