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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Medicare Part B covers some vaccines, but not the shingles vaccine. The Shingrix vaccine requires 2 shots and you need to pay separately for each shot, unless you have an insurance plan that will cover them. My Federal Blue Cross plan paid for mine.
Personally, I think the patient should pay for all of these relatively low cost medical procedures to encourage competitive pricing. Insurance should only cover the high priced procedures that most people can't afford.
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The intent is to encourage people to get preventive care, like vaccines and checkups, to prevent needing much more expensive care, like hospitalization, after getting sick.