Vaccines For Uninsured Adults Initiative Proposed In Biden’s Federal Budget For 2023
Executive Summary
Biden budget proposal also addresses consolidating all Medicare coverage for vaccines under Part B, providing Medicare and Medicaid 'explicit' authority to cover vaccines approved under emergency use authorizations without cost sharing, and increasing 340B spending on program oversight.
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