UPDATE: MaineCare Will Continue to Cover Children's Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines
Maine Department of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 12/18/2024 04:00 PM EST
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MaineCare sent a previous e-message on December 12, 2024, announcing that the scheduled December 31, 2024, end of The Third Amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act would lead to changes in flu and COVID-19 vaccine coverage for children ages 18 and under.
You may disregard that previous information: MaineCare will be able to continue to pay for children receiving vaccines in all healthcare settings they have been using in recent years.
Effective December 11, 2024, the PREP Act was amended a twelfth (12th) time to extend coverage through December 31, 2029. As a result, MaineCare members may continue to receive flu and COVID-19 vaccines through a pharmacy provider if they choose. MaineCare members may also get vaccines through their primary care provider and vaccine clinics.
If you have any questions, please call the MaineCare Pharmacy Help Desk at
1-866-796-2463.
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