Congratulations Biden, on successfully privitizing the response to the pandemic!
ACTON โ When Glen Cote of Acton drove to his appointment at CVS for the new COVID-19 vaccine, he was shocked to receive a text on his phone minutes before his appointment, letting him know that the vaccine would cost $190.99.
"Nightmare is the first word that comes to mind," he explained to WBZ-TV. Cote is covered by MassHealth, the state's program for Medicaid.
The new COVID-19 shot was approved by the FDA and CDC about a week ago, with the vaccine to be shipped to area pharmacies. Signs outside many CVS stores read "FREE FLU & COVID-19 vaccines here."
Instead, posts on social media show that several people nationwide are getting charged for the shot, anywhere between $125 and $190.
Apparently there is a lot more interest in the vaccines this year than last, which is good. It's only just over half, but that's way better than last year.
Maybe a lot of people who skipped it last year got knocked down by covid over the past year and don't want a repeat?
The patchwork system of coverage and billing is pretty typically awful and lets people slip through the cracks, but that's just the US healthcare system working as designed.