Experts suggest stocking up on your medicines to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak, but insurance restrictions could get in the way for now
, these emergency plans "may include easing network requirements, prescription drug coverage, referral requirements, and/or cost sharing."
A spokesperson from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, for example, said that, at the moment, the company isn't making any sweeping policy changes to help consumers get advance access to medications. "But should the need arise," he added, "this is something we would consider and regularly do for emergency situations that affect communities."
CVS Health, which operates the health insurer Aetna and a prescription drug business, said it could make it easier for people to refill prescriptions if needed.
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