Healthcare DIVE November 13, 2024
Ryan Golden

The plan requires only copays for medical services and prescription drugs up to the plan member’s out-of-pocket maximum, with no deductibles or coinsurance costs.

Self-funded employer clients of Aetna have access to SimplePay Health, a new healthcare plan design that provides employees and other plan members with essentially an interest-free line of credit to pay for care and requires no out-of-pocket costs due at the time of service, Aetna said in a Oct. 15 press release.

The plan requires only copays for medical services and prescription drugs up to the plan member’s out-of-pocket maximum, with no deductibles or coinsurance costs. Each plan member is mailed a monthly statement — which Aetna compared to a credit card statement — that summarizes...

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