‘We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake
The process of keeping track of which vaccines are recommended — and avoiding paying for them out of pocket — has grown increasingly convoluted.
Alison Buttenheim was floored by a sign she saw in her doctor’s office when she went to get the first jab of the two-dose shingles vaccine to protect her against painful flare-ups of varicella zoster.
“Medicare patients cannot receive Tdap or zoster vaccines here. They need to obtain [them] at their pharmacy. If they receive it here, they need to pay out of pocket,” the notice read.
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