Law School’s Sharona Hoffman warns seniors could face steep COVID vaccine costs

Does Medicare Cover COVID Shots? What Seniors Need to Know

Woman’s World: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said Medicare should cover COVID vaccines, but if not, seniors may have to pay up to $225 out of pocket. She urged patients to ask doctors for options and warned that skipped shots could worsen illness, hospitalizations, and deaths among older adults.