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Committee approves bill allowing hospitals to offer flu vaccine at discharge to adults 18 and older
2254456 · February 10, 2025
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Summary
The committee approved a do‑pass recommendation to expand an existing hospital discharge influenza‑offering policy from patients age 50 and older to patients age 18 and older; sponsors said coverage requirements under federal law and the IRA make costs to patients minimal.
The Georgia House Health Committee gave a favorable report to a measure (HB218, LC461009) to permit hospitals to offer influenza vaccination to patients on discharge starting at age 18 rather than age 50.
Sponsor Representative Dempsey…
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