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13. I got my shingles vaccine before my Medicare kicked in

Sat Jun 11, 2022, 10:47 AM

Jun 2022

I'm actually waiting for it to kick in, mine starts in August.

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Did you know Medicare does not pay for tetanus booster shots? But [View all] sinkingfeeling Jun 2022 OP

That's just the cat's meow. keithbvadu2 Jun 2022 #1

THAT one Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 #3

Yeah, the shingles shot payment pissed me off csziggy Jun 2022 #4

I'm not on Medicare TimeToGo Jun 2022 #7

It's Plan D that pays (the prescription drug plan) radical noodle Jun 2022 #18

Craziness TimeToGo Jun 2022 #22

I got my first one while I was on ObamaCare. It paid for all of it. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #19

Mine was $249. Mr Lakes supplement paid his. We LakeArenal Jun 2022 #9

Wow! AncientOfDays Jun 2022 #11

You are lucky, BCBS pays none of it. I have great coverage except for this... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #20

Thank you for letting me know. Ilsa Jun 2022 #12

I got my shingles vaccine before my Medicare kicked in MiniMe Jun 2022 #13

So ... Stick a rusty nail into your body on purpose... mwooldri Jun 2022 #5

Too many are used to and expect freebies question everything Jun 2022 #8

Since I have paid into medicare since I was 12, I don't consider it a "freebie " questionseverything Jun 2022 #23

that's just bizarre that they don't cover it! MissB Jun 2022 #6

That's easily remedied. paleotn Jun 2022 #10

That's a great reference: "Vogon-like bureaucrat" nt Ilsa Jun 2022 #14

+1 Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #21

People should check out their county avebury Jun 2022 #15

Good Kitty;- ) ohmeohmy Jun 2022 #16

It's a Part D benefit Raven123 Jun 2022 #17

My doctor suggested I get a tetanus shot but I declined. IcyPeas Jun 2022 #24

Tetanus is lock jaw. One can get it from any type of puncture sinkingfeeling Jun 2022 #26

Except some new university studies say every 30 yrs womanofthehills Jun 2022 #27

How can I get Medicare to pay for a shingles shot? Emile Jun 2022 #25