To further promote Covid-19 vaccination, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Increasing payment It is suitable for injections in smaller collective housing, assisted living facilities and other collective living environments.
Now, vaccine providers can get $35 more per vaccination When vaccinating multiple Medicare beneficiaries in the same family or collective living environment, up to 5 vaccinations can be given.
Content management system currently Pay about $40 Used to inject a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine and Extra 35 USD When certain beneficiaries are vaccinated at home. Previously, the agency only paid $40 for each injection, plus a one-time payment of $35 for home management expenses, even if more than one Medicare patient was vaccinated in a group living.
However, starting from August 24, if a provider vaccinates two Medicare patients in the same household on the same day, Medicare will pay an additional $35 for home vaccination and approximately $150.
The increased payment only applies when fewer than 10 Medicare patients receive the injection.
So, for example, Medicare will pay approximately $535 to vaccinate 9 Medicare patients in the same home or public living space on the same day.
On the other hand, if 12 patients in the same public space are vaccinated on the same day, Medicare will pay $515.
CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said: “We are doing everything we can to remove barriers to vaccination, including ensuring that vaccine providers pay the appropriate level to connect with more people in the community who cannot be vaccinated in a traditional environment.” In the press release.
According to statistics, as of Monday, 171.1 million people in the United States were fully vaccinated, which is a little more than half (51.5%) of the total population. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last month, new Covid-19 cases started to rise again, especially in the states Where vaccination is lagging. This is mainly driven by the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
However, now the vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech Fully approved by the FDA, Federal officials hope the vaccination rate will increase.
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