Xavier Becerra HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra (Photo: Drew Angerer/Bloomberg)

On Wednesday, a group of health insurers from Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana and others met virtually with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to discuss how HHS will continue to partner with the private sector to ensure individuals have access to updated COVID-19 vaccinations. Also, the HHS received commitments that the new vaccines will be completely covered, after reports surfaced of some people having to pay out-of-pocket – up to $200 – for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

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