The new shots will cost around $201.99 for uninsured patients paying out of pocket at CVS, spokesperson Amy Thibault told Healthbeat.
They will still be free for Marketplace and Medicare enrollees and for uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid-eligible kids under the Vaccines for Children program. CVS said the shots should be free under most insurance plans at in-network pharmacies.
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Federal funding for Covid-19 vaccinations has long run dry. When Covid-19 vaccines hit the commercial market last year, the CDC’s Bridge Access Program offered a temporary solution for uninsured and underinsured adults, providing roughly 1.5 million free Covid-19 vaccines. The program was expected to run through December, but is ending months early.
Dr Tran is posting that a lot of people are currently being turned away/ forced to pay out of pocket @cvs. They’re being told the new vaxx aren’t eligible for the bridge program, one store has said the program ended mid August.
If they are not free, then they are not accessible. Same as any other healthcare regardless of other factors.
Yep. ‘Access’ is a favorite word for neoliberal ghouls.
