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S. 2857119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Sep 18, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025
Introduced:
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Vaccines recommended by October 25, 2024 must stay free to patients through 2029, even if removed from the official list.
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This bill requires health insurance plans and government health programs to keep covering vaccines that were on the federal recommended list as of October 25, 2024, at no cost to patients. That coverage requirement holds through the end of 2029, even if those vaccines are later removed from the official list.
The rule applies to private employer health plans, individual health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. Patients enrolled in any of those programs would keep their no-cost access to those vaccines during that period.
Without this bill, changes to the federal recommended list could allow insurers and programs to begin charging patients out-of-pocket costs for vaccines or to stop covering them. This bill would prevent that from happening for the vaccines on the October 2024 list until 2029.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.