What are the healthcare costs of a serious case of COVID-19?

Did you have a serious case of COVID-19? Tell us about the healthcare costs

Nurses at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital work on a patient brought from the COVID-19 unit into intensive care.

Jan. 11, 2021 4:30 PM PT

Even in the best of times, about a quarter of U.S. adults say they have trouble paying their medical bills. The middle of a pandemic, which has thrown millions of Americans out of work, is far from the best of times, especially if you are a coronavirus victim.

Many insurance companies are waiving certain fees for COVID-19 treatment and there’s help from the federal government. If you or someone you know has been hospitalized with COVID-19, reporter Maria La Ganga would like to speak with you for a story about the cost of treatment. You can also submit an anonymous tip to The Times.

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Maria L. La Ganga

Maria L. La Ganga is the deputy managing editor for California and Metro, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ largest editorial department. She joined The Times in 1981 as an academic intern, splitting her time between the former Metro section and National Dragster, the official publication of the National Hot Rod Assn. She has served as Seattle bureau chief, San Francisco bureau chief, edited in the Business section and pitched in on six presidential elections, five for The Times and one for the Guardian. La Ganga left The Times in 2015 and returned in 2018 after a brief hiatus during which she wrote for the Guardian and the Idaho Statesman. She was named city editor in 2022 and promoted to her current role in 2024. La Ganga graduated from Granada Hills High School in the San Fernando Valley and Cal State Northridge, where she studied English literature and journalism.

Did you have a serious case of COVID-19? Tell us about the healthcare costs

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