⁍ Medicare and Medicaid will now cover vaccines that receive emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
⁍ The changes are expected to be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
⁍ The planned rule will also address other COVID-19 related issues like expanding flexibility for Medicaid patients seeking care for the coronavirus.
– Medicare and Medicaid will be covering the out-of-pocket costs of certain vaccines for the first time under a Trump administration plan expected to be announced Tuesday or Wednesday, Reuters reports. According to Politico, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to announce the plan, which will cover emergency use authorizations from the FDA for vaccines such as measles, whooping cough, and influenza.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cms/us-to-announce-plan-for-medicare-medicaid-to-cover-early-covid-19-vaccine-politico-idUSKBN27C0GZ