Mercy Care Medicare Advantage Flu and other Medicare covered vaccines reminder

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November 21, 2019

Mercy Care Advantage Flu and other Medicare covered vaccines reminder

Ap plicable to: Mercy Care Advantage

It’s that time of year to remind everyone about the vaccines covered by Mercy Care Advantage, including the flu vaccine.

Mercy Care Advantage (MCA) is required to provide coverage for Medicare Part B covered vaccines. The Flu, Pneumonia, Shingles, and Hepatitis B vaccines are covered under Medicare Part B and available to MCA members for a $0 cost share.

Mercy Care uses the flu vaccine program established with CVS Health to allow MCA members to receive their flu vaccine from participating retail pharmacies for $0 cost share. Members can also receive the flu vaccine from their PCP for $0 cost share.
Other vaccines such as Pneumonia, Shingles and Hepatitis B are also covered. MCA members need to obtain these covered vaccines from their PCP or other network provider. These vaccines are not included in the vaccine program established with CVS Health. Network providers are expected to have these vaccines available to administer to MCA members when the member meets coverage criteria.

T he MCA Evidence of Coverage , Chapter 4 Benefits Chart, under the section titled “Immunizations” explains which vaccines are covered under Medicare Part B that MCA members are eligible to receive.

As always, don't hesitate to contact your Mercy Care Advantage Provider Relations Representative with any questions or comments. You can find this notice and all other provider notices on our Mercy Care website .

Thanks for all you do!