CMS Expands Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations

PROVIDER RECEIVE THE INCREASED PAYMENTS UPTO 5 TIMES

To enhance access to COVID-19 vaccinations and promote health equity, the Biden-Harris Administration is expanding home-based vaccination options through CMS.

To ensure Medicare beneficiaries who have difficulty leaving their homes or are otherwise hard-to-reach can receive the vaccination, health care providers can now receive additional payments for administering vaccines to multiple residents in one home setting or communal setting of a home.  

This announcement aims to further boost the administration of COVID-19 vaccination – including second and third doses – in smaller group homes, assisted living facilities, and other group living situations.

The allowing vaccine providers to receive the increased payment up to 5 times when fewer than 10 Medicare beneficiaries get the vaccine on the same day in the same home or communal setting.