"On Friday, vaccine advisers picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to specifically recommend the shots but said people could make individual decisions on whether to get them. The recommendations from the advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention require sign-off by the agency's director, but they are almost always adopted. Those recommendations normally trigger several layers of insurance coverage and allow drugstores in many states to deliver the shots."
"The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that the committee vote provides for immunization coverage through all payment mechanisms. An HHS spokesperson said that includes Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, commercial coverage sold through health insurance marketplaces and the federal Vaccines for Children program, which pays for roughly half of childhood vaccinations in the U.S. each year."
Drugstores are prepared to deliver updated COVID-19 vaccines this fall and insurers plan to pay for them. Vaccine advisers chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to specifically recommend the shots but said individuals can decide whether to receive them. Recommendations to the CDC require director sign-off and are almost always adopted, which normally triggers insurance coverage and pharmacy delivery across many states. HHS said the committee vote provides immunization coverage across Medicaid, CHIP, marketplace plans, and the federal Vaccines for Children program. America's Health Insurance Plans said members will continue no-cost coverage through 2026.
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