In a few months, access to COVID-19 at-home tests and treatments along with vaccines at no cost to patients will depend on health insurance coverage through private policies, Medicare or Medicaid.
dating back to near the start of the pandemic hasBut in a few months, access to COVID-19 at-home tests and treatments along with vaccines at no cost to patients will depend on health insurance coverage through private policies, Medicare or Medicaid.
People may be less likely to take an at-home COVID-19 test, get a shot or seek at-home antiviral pills if they think they’ll be charged, said Dr. Robert Salata, physician-in-chief at University Hospitals.
COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer expect the commercial price for each shot to between $80 to $200. The federal government paid somewhere around $30 for each dose of bivalent vaccine. People with insurance may be affected, too. If private insurance companies aren’t able to negotiate better vaccine prices, the companies might pass that increase onto customers in the form of higher premiums.COVID-19 vaccines will continue to be free for most insured people.When pharmaceutical companies set the price, the cost could be expensive.
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