Max Sterling
Well-Known Member
I think we covered this in here a while back. You can't be denied the shot if you don't have insurance, they just eat the fees. It's just to help out with administrative costs.It looks like despite the shot being free, there are costs / bills associated with it.
I was just reading about how when someone got their shot they asked for insurance. He had asked why do you need my insurance, the shots supposed to be free. They replied with "Administrative Fees".
And sure enough, there were administrative fees that showed up on their EBO. Though covered by their insurance 100%. The shot it self was billed for $0.01.
But what happens when someone doesn't have insurance>
From the CDC's Website:
The federal government is providing the vaccine free of charge to all people living in the United States, regardless of their immigration or health insurance status.
COVID-19 vaccination providers cannot:
- Charge you for the vaccine
- Charge you directly for any administration fees, copays, coinsurance, or the balance of the bill after appropriate reimbursement
- Deny vaccination to anyone who does not have health insurance coverage, is underinsured, or is out of network
- Charge an office visit or other fee to the recipient if the only service provided is a COVID-19 vaccination
- Require additional services in order for a person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; however, additional healthcare services can be provided at the same time and billed as appropriate
- Seek appropriate reimbursement from the recipient’s plan or program (for example, private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid) for a vaccine administration fee
- Seek reimbursement for uninsured vaccine recipients from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s COVID-19 Uninsured Programexternal icon