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COVID-19 Vaccine Resources 5/4/21: What
Partners Need to Know Now
As COVID-19 vaccines continue rolling out
across the country, CMS is taking action to protect the health and safety of
our nation’s patients and providers and keeping you updated on the latest
COVID-19 resources from HHS, CDC and CMS. With information coming from many different
sources, CMS has up-to-date resources and materials to help you share
important and relevant information on the COVID-19 vaccine with the people
that you serve. You can find these and more resources on the COVID-19 Partner
Resources Page and the HHS COVID Education
Campaign page. We look forward to partnering with you to
encourage our beneficiaries to get vaccinated when they have the opportunity.
For more information, visit the CMS COVID-19 Policies
and Guidance page. COVID-19 SNAPSHOT OF NEW COVID-19
VACCINE INFORMATION CMS, CDC and HHS have released new guidance
and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine to serve our beneficiaries.
This important information is highlighted below for our partners to share
with providers and consumers. No Out-of-Pocket Cost for
COVID-19 Vaccine. CMS has recently become aware of instances
where consumers are being charged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. We
encourage you to remind vaccine providers of the following information as the
vaccine becomes more widely available help curb any consumer barriers to
receiving a vaccine. COVID-19 VACCINE PROVIDER
REMINDER: If you participate in the CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program,
you must:
You also can’t:
Report any potential violations of these
requirements to the HHS Office of the Inspector General:
Submit claims for administering COVID-19
vaccines to:
For more information on COVID-19 Vaccine Administration,
visit the CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Provider page. COVID-19 VACCINE CONSUMER
REMINDER. In addition, we encourage you to share the information below
with consumers to help address issues relating to consumers who may have
received a charge or paid for COVID-19 vaccination. If you paid to get a COVID-19
vaccine: When you get a COVID-19 vaccine, your provider can’t charge you
for an office visit or other fee if the vaccine is the only medical service
you get. If you get other medical services at the same time you get the
COVID-19 vaccine, you may owe a copayment or deductible for those services. If you paid a fee or got a bill for a
COVID-19 vaccine, check this list to see if your provider should have charged
you:
If you think your provider incorrectly
charged you for the COVID-19 vaccine, ask them for a refund. If you think your
provider charged you for an office visit or other fee, but the only service
you got was a COVID-19 vaccine, report them to the Office of the Inspector
General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by calling
1-800-HHS-TIPS or visiting TIPS.HHS.GOV. NEW COVID-19 VACCINE RESOURCES CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated
People: What you Need to Know.
NEW CMS COVID-19 Fraud Resources. CMS just
launched new materials to help protect Medicare beneficiaries against
COVID-19 vaccine fraud. Spread the word by sharing the resources,
graphics and messaging within your communities:
Building COVID-19 Vaccine
Confidence Webinar: Thursday, May 13th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. E.T. - hosted by
the CMS Office of Minority Health. Dr. LaShawn McIver, Director of CMS OMH, will
share information and resources to help you address vaccine hesitancy in your
community. Dr. McIver will be joined by Dr. Peter Marks, Director of the
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at FDA, who will give an
overview of vaccines and their safety. This webinar will equip you to speak
persuasively about the COVID-19 vaccine. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6555661473692736014 Please note: You will receive an email with
login information from GoToWebinar upon registration. If you do not receive
an email in a few days’ time, please contact CMSOMHTeam@ketchum.com. For more information on CMS COVID-19 Partner
Updates, please contact us: Partnership@cms.hhs.gov |
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources 5/4/21: What Partners Need to Know Now
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