Health Equity

Medicare, Medicaid will cover costs of future COVID-19 vaccine under new policy

Abstract: Medicare will cover any potential coronavirus vaccine for free, under a new Trump administration policy officially announced Wednesday.

Publication: The Hill

Date Published: October 28, 2020

Author(s): Nathaniel Weixel

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.