E&C Bill Hikes Medicaid, CHIP Vaccine Pay, HHS Oversight

By Michelle M. Stein / February 11, 2021 at 11:56 AM

The House Energy & Commerce Committee is marking up pandemic relief legislation Thursday (Feb. 11) that would cover state Medicaid programs’ COVID-19 vaccine costs for up to a year after the end of the public health emergency, as well as give states the option to add certain beneficiaries and services to their Medicaid programs.


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