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Biotech and vaccine advocates seek higher Medicaid reimbursement for vaccine administration
Summary
Industry and public-health advocates urged the committee to raise MassHealth's administrative fee for vaccination to the federal regional maximum, arguing higher fees would incentivize vaccinator participation and improve immunization rates among Medicaid enrollees.
Industry representatives and public-health advocates testified in favor of H1392/S853, bills to increase the administrative reimbursement MassHealth provides to providers for administering vaccines, saying higher fees would encourage providers to deliver vaccines and improve coverage among Medicaid enrollees.
Jim DeMay of CSL Securus, a biotechnology company with a research facility in Waltham, told the committee Medicaid's 2012 administrative fee ($20.45) lags behind Medicare…
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