COVID-19 Patients May Face More Costs As Assistance Programs End

COVID-19 Patients May Face More Costs As Assistance Programs End

New data obtained by The Gazette show costs for a COVID-19-related stay at the state's largest hospital— which likely has seen the highest number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in Iowa throughout the past two years— reached an average of tens of thousands of dollars. The average cost of care for a COVID-19 patient hospitalized at the University of Iowa…