Increasing Vaccine Payment Rates

Person proceedings again.

A bill aimed at increasing covid?

"*19 vaccine payments to help pharmacies, clinics and other providers cover the cost of administering the life saving vaccines is moving forward.

Kimt new three's jessica bringe joins us with details of the legislation that passed the minnesota house today..

George ?

"* rochester representative tina liebling is touting the bill which she says will raise the payment for administering covid?

"*19 vaccines to medical assistance enrollees.

The rate paid for enrollees is currently less than 13?

"* dollars..

But under this new bill the federal government would pay 100?

"* percent of the cost and raise the rate to 40?

"* dollars.

She says the covid vaccines are complex and result in higher costs for providers but since the bill looks to cover those costs..

Liebling hopes that will incentivize administering this is going to hopefully make it possible for some providers who might have said it's not worth my while to start handling this thing because i lost money giving this vaccine, hopefully now we'll have more people who say yeah, i can do this.

Let me be part of the efforts."

Liebling says the bill takes advantage of the american rescue plan passed by democrats in the u?

*s congress to help more minnesotans get vaccinated.

Thank you jessica.

The bill next goes to the minnesota senate for its consideration