Residents in the Bay Area have reported receiving hefty bills from a Newark urgent care facility for COVID tests that were advertised as free during the pandemic. The urgency care, AFC Urgent Care, claims that patients are being billed due to insufficient reimbursements from insurance companies. This billing practice has led the Alameda County District Attorney's office to investigate, especially after the owner mentioned filing for bankruptcy from denied claims. Many affected individuals express disbelief and frustration over the unexpected charges after four years of no payments required.
In November of 2020, John Schiefer says he took his family to AFC Urgent Care of Newark to be swabbed for COVID; tests he says the urgent care advertised as free.
Six-hundred dollars is a pretty hefty fee for doing a nose swab and sending it out for a sample,
I feel like it's a scam,
The owner of AFC Urgent Care in Newark says the company filed for bankruptcy after more than $30 million in unpaid claims were denied.
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