This afternoon we received our 2nd Quarter Medicare Statements.....

[George II]

This covered activity in the 2nd Quarter, which was only our vaccinations.

I received the 2-shot Moderna vaccine, my wife received the 1-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Mine was billed at $60.00, Medicare approved $43.50, the provider was paid $43.50
Hers was billed at $50.00, Medicare approved $43.50, the provider was paid $43.50

Edit: We didn't pay the difference, $16.50 for mine or $6.50 for my wife's.

Even if we did pay ourselves, it would have been well worth it for both of us.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. Where did you get the shots? I was told by a hospital nearby

That shots were completely free no matter what and clients aren't even supposed to be billed

[George II]

2. One was at a pharmacy and another was at a medical center. We weren't billed, this was just....

....the itemization of the charges.

Medicare paid the bill for both.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Odd!

My wife's statement didn't show it.
I'm not Medicare eligible just yet, so I have private insurance. They couldn't have billed that, as I never gave them card.
My driver's license is all I gave them.

[IcyPeas]

4. I thought the covid vaccine was free?

[George II]

5. It is free, to the recipient. The Federal government is picking up the bill. I just edited the OP

For us Medicare paid for it, for others I presume the general fund or whatever pays for it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. Interesting how much govt paid

In initial deals with the U.S. government, Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine costs $19.50 per dose, compared with $15 for Moderna's shot, $16 for Novavax's program, $10 for Johnson & Johnson's vaccine and $4 for AstraZeneca's.Feb 23, 2021

[Hoyt]

8. We'd have to see the EOB because there is also a payment for administering the vaccine.

It's a deal, however, we look at it, at least those with the sense to get vaccinated.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. The Federal Government is picking up the bill.

Which means WE are paying for them. Not that I mind, but....

[Indykatie]

9. The Charge are for Administering the Shots - The Government Provides the Vaccine.

These charges are billed to folks' medical or pharmacy plans if they are still working and have that insurance.