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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
(1,430 posts)CurtEastPoint
(19,904 posts)rsdsharp
(11,870 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
(150,887 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
(13,849 posts)....and that might be intimidating to some citizens without insurance or assets.
MineralMan
(150,887 posts)Insurance or no insurance. If you have insurance, they collect your information, though.
csziggy
(34,189 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
(1,585 posts)Our tax dollars already bought it.
redstatebluegirl
(12,783 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
(100,133 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Stinky The Clown
(68,937 posts)11 Bravo
(24,292 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
(13,976 posts)I'm guessing they get paid for administering it, but there is no charge
