Health plans would cover certain recommended vaccines for free, even if recommendations change, until 2030.
This bill would require most health insurance plans, including private plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, to cover specific vaccines without extra costs like copays or deductibles. This coverage would apply to vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as of October 25, 2024. This remains true even if those recommendations are later changed or removed. These rules would generally be in effect from when the bill becomes law until late 2029 or early 2030.
Today, health insurance plans and government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP are not explicitly required to cover all vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) without cost-sharing. This is especially true if those recommendations are later changed. After this bill, group health plans, individual health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP would be required to cover specific ACIP-recommended immunizations as of October 25, 2024, without extra costs, even if recommendations change. This coverage would generally last from when the bill becomes law until late 2029 or early 2030.
HR 5448 · 119th Congress · September 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 6/10
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