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Starting in 2013 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield now covers the shingles vaccine. The shingles vaccine prevents shingles, which is a painful skin lesions.
Es blue cross cover the cost of the shingles vaccine
AnswerGenerally yes but self-funded policies might not.
chinken pops
According to the person I just spoke with on the phone, they will cover it, but you must be 60 years old or older.
Aetna considers zoster vaccine (Zostavax) a medically necessary preventive service to reduce the risk of herpes zoster (shingles) in members 60 years of age and older. Aetna considers repeat (booster) zoster vaccination as experimental and investigational.
It should. If it doesn't, it is not expensive.
According to a "Question and Answers" blog at the Blue Shield website, Blue Shield should cover up to 80% of the retail cost of the shingles vaccine. That would make it around $40.00. However, I would bet that it depends on the level of Blue Shield coverage you have and if you have Medicare Part D coverage.
They probably cover it for their CEO who makes millions per year, but for ordinary folk? Hell no.
Medicare Part B does not cover the shingles vaccine
Does champva cover a shingles shot
I have Humana coverage with Blount County schools in Maryville, TN. I am 63 years old. Does Humana cover the cost of the shot?