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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSomething I've never seen discussed. What is the price of the vaccinations here and there?
Surely the retail outlets are charging for delivering it.
And I'm assuming it is free at the official sites.
Why is there no information about this aspect?
arlyellowdog
(866 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,613 posts)rsdsharp
(9,135 posts)We were required to bring our Medicare cards, AND our insurance cards. We have a Medicare Advantage plan. I dont know if they charged either. There was no copay.
MineralMan
(146,248 posts)Maybe if you don't have health insurance, that might be different.
If you get it at a doctor's office, though, you'll likely be charged for the service. Look for a mass vaccination site.
Grasswire2
(13,565 posts)....and that might be intimidating to some citizens without insurance or assets.
MineralMan
(146,248 posts)Insurance or no insurance. If you have insurance, they collect your information, though.
csziggy
(34,131 posts)Where my husband and I got our vaccinations on Wednesday. Maybe they will bill Medicare and our supplemental policies, but nothing was said about a cost.
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)Our tax dollars already bought it.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)They ask for insurance information and bill them if they can, but if you have none or not on medicare, they are free.
Hekate
(90,538 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,757 posts)11 Bravo
(23,925 posts)but even if you have no health insurance, the shot must be given to you free of charge.
X07Y39-Alpha
(5 posts)It was free for me, but I did notice CVS charged my insurance company $17
Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)I'm guessing they get paid for administering it, but there is no charge