I did not expect health insurance companies to be the good guys ever, but today they are.
AHIP has announced that insurance companies will cover all vaccines recommended by ACIP through 2027.
Because a judge stayed RFK Jr’s Temu ACIP, this means they will use recommendations by actual experts.
AHIP has announced that insurance companies will cover all vaccines recommended by ACIP through 2027.
Because a judge stayed RFK Jr’s Temu ACIP, this means they will use recommendations by actual experts.
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage
Updated as of May 2026
www.ahip.org
May 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I did not expect health insurance companies to be the good guys ever, but today they are.
AHIP has announced that insurance companies will cover all vaccines recommended by ACIP through 2027.
Because a judge stayed RFK Jr’s Temu ACIP, this means they will use recommendations by actual experts.
AHIP has announced that insurance companies will cover all vaccines recommended by ACIP through 2027.
Because a judge stayed RFK Jr’s Temu ACIP, this means they will use recommendations by actual experts.
Largest Health Insurance Lobby AHIP Says They Will Continue To Cover COVID & Flu Vaccines, Effectively Ignoring RFK Jr controlled ACIP & CDC
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AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage
AHIP is the national association whose members provide health care coverage, services, and solutions to hundreds of millions of Americans every day. We…
www.ahip.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Largest Health Insurance Lobby AHIP Says They Will Continue To Cover COVID & Flu Vaccines, Effectively Ignoring RFK Jr controlled ACIP & CDC
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In announcing that health insurers will continue to cover ACIP-recommended vaccines, AHIP wrote:
“Coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan’s ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence and…evaluation of multiple sources of data”.
In contrast to RFK Jr.
“Coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan’s ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence and…evaluation of multiple sources of data”.
In contrast to RFK Jr.
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage
Updated as of May 2026
www.ahip.org
May 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
In announcing that health insurers will continue to cover ACIP-recommended vaccines, AHIP wrote:
“Coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan’s ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence and…evaluation of multiple sources of data”.
In contrast to RFK Jr.
“Coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan’s ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence and…evaluation of multiple sources of data”.
In contrast to RFK Jr.
While new ACIP is set to make its recommendations later this week, AHIP says “Health plans will continue to cover all ACIP-recommended immunizations that were recommended as of September 1, 2025, including updated formulations of the COVID-19... with no cost-sharing... through the end of 2026."
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage
AHIP is the national association whose members provide health care coverage, services, and solutions to hundreds of millions of Americans every day. We…
www.ahip.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
While new ACIP is set to make its recommendations later this week, AHIP says “Health plans will continue to cover all ACIP-recommended immunizations that were recommended as of September 1, 2025, including updated formulations of the COVID-19... with no cost-sharing... through the end of 2026."
AHIP, as a rule, does not come out with statements to the general public saying "we're going to pay for [class of things]" — this is unusual.
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
AHIP, as a rule, does not come out with statements to the general public saying "we're going to pay for [class of things]" — this is unusual.
Even though I'm licensed, in order to advise people on Medicare I have to complete an annual certification called AHIP
I guarantee none of the people who are infesting our government with the DOGE nonsense could pass it
I guarantee none of the people who are infesting our government with the DOGE nonsense could pass it
April 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Even though I'm licensed, in order to advise people on Medicare I have to complete an annual certification called AHIP
I guarantee none of the people who are infesting our government with the DOGE nonsense could pass it
I guarantee none of the people who are infesting our government with the DOGE nonsense could pass it
I do want to clarify that, while there is absolutely no question that this change is catastrophic, immunization requirements are set by states and AHIP has previously committed to covering vaccines recommended until the current ACIP recommendations through the end of 2026.
This is the worst case scenario that everybody was worried about
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I do want to clarify that, while there is absolutely no question that this change is catastrophic, immunization requirements are set by states and AHIP has previously committed to covering vaccines recommended until the current ACIP recommendations through the end of 2026.
BREAKING: ACIP (federal vaccine committee) meeting Thursday & Friday THIS week. In an UNPRECEDENTED move AHIPs (the health insurance lobby’s) statement they’ll commit to covering currently available vaccines through end of 2026. SIGNALS the ACIP will make MAJOR changes!
www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage
AHIP is the national association whose members provide health care coverage, services, and solutions to hundreds of millions of Americans every day. We…
www.ahip.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
BREAKING: ACIP (federal vaccine committee) meeting Thursday & Friday THIS week. In an UNPRECEDENTED move AHIPs (the health insurance lobby’s) statement they’ll commit to covering currently available vaccines through end of 2026. SIGNALS the ACIP will make MAJOR changes!
www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
Here’s the full AHIP member list:
Our Member Organizations
AHIP is the national association whose members provide health care coverage, services, and solutions to hundreds of millions of Americans every day. We…
www.ahip.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Here’s the full AHIP member list:
AHIP, the country’s biggest health insurance association said its members will continue to cover updated COVID and flu vaccines through the end of 2026.
AHIP covers over 200M people & includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Centene, Aetna, Elevance, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Molina, and Cigna.
AHIP covers over 200M people & includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Centene, Aetna, Elevance, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Molina, and Cigna.
Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access
Amid concern about Americans’ access to vaccines, a major health insurance association said member plans will continue to cover all shots recommended by the ACIP.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
AHIP, the country’s biggest health insurance association said its members will continue to cover updated COVID and flu vaccines through the end of 2026.
AHIP covers over 200M people & includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Centene, Aetna, Elevance, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Molina, and Cigna.
AHIP covers over 200M people & includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Centene, Aetna, Elevance, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Molina, and Cigna.
AHIP, an organization that includes most health insurers, has said that its members will cover the total cost of vaccines recommended by a CDC committee at least until the end of 2027.
August 31, 2026 at 4:50 PM
AHIP, an organization that includes most health insurers, has said that its members will cover the total cost of vaccines recommended by a CDC committee at least until the end of 2027.
Insurance companies understand the science showing that vaccine protection keeps people out of the hospital.💰
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage buff.ly/WOcYKqk
#medsky 🛟😷
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage buff.ly/WOcYKqk
#medsky 🛟😷
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Insurance companies understand the science showing that vaccine protection keeps people out of the hospital.💰
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage buff.ly/WOcYKqk
#medsky 🛟😷
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage buff.ly/WOcYKqk
#medsky 🛟😷
AHIP members committing to keep paying for all of the vaccines they've been paying for, throughout all of 2025 and all of 2026, with no copay or coinsurance, regardless of the action RFK Jr. takes is what passes for good news in September of 2025.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
AHIP members committing to keep paying for all of the vaccines they've been paying for, throughout all of 2025 and all of 2026, with no copay or coinsurance, regardless of the action RFK Jr. takes is what passes for good news in September of 2025.
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The next presidential candidate must be AIPAC/AHIP free or I will not vote for them, choose wisely in the primary.
April 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The next presidential candidate must be AIPAC/AHIP free or I will not vote for them, choose wisely in the primary.
Health insurers to work on easing prior authorization requirements, AHIP says reut.rs/4kT9Bpz
Health insurers to work on easing prior authorization requirements, AHIP says
America's Health Insurance Plans said on Monday that U.S. health insurers will take additional measures to simplify their requirements for prior approval on medicines and medical services.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Health insurers to work on easing prior authorization requirements, AHIP says reut.rs/4kT9Bpz
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A lot of private insurance companies* have announced they'll cover vaccines on the schedule as of September 1, which is great!
And we've seen some states put out their own recs for Covid vaccines, so they might do something similar for MMRV
*That are part of AHIP: www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
A lot of private insurance companies* have announced they'll cover vaccines on the schedule as of September 1, which is great!
And we've seen some states put out their own recs for Covid vaccines, so they might do something similar for MMRV
*That are part of AHIP: www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
AHIP Statement on Vaccine Coverage
AHIP is the national association whose members provide health care coverage, services, and solutions to hundreds of millions of Americans every day. We…
www.ahip.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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A lot of private insurance companies* have announced they'll cover vaccines on the schedule as of September 1, which is great!
And we've seen some states put out their own recs for Covid vaccines, so they might do something similar for MMRV
*That are part of AHIP: www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
A lot of private insurance companies* have announced they'll cover vaccines on the schedule as of September 1, which is great!
And we've seen some states put out their own recs for Covid vaccines, so they might do something similar for MMRV
*That are part of AHIP: www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
And to make it even more confusing, AHIP has announced their member insurance plans will still cover vaccines through 2026. Although not United Health, which isn’t an AHIP member
Let's be clear: No new safety data justified these changes. The process was chaos. The votes contradictory. The pediatricians boycotted. This is what happens when politics hijacks public health. The cost is eroding trust in vaccines. The consequence is preventable diseases returning. 8/8
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
And to make it even more confusing, AHIP has announced their member insurance plans will still cover vaccines through 2026. Although not United Health, which isn’t an AHIP member
you guys need to wither shape up or ahip out
July 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
you guys need to wither shape up or ahip out
When AHIP is the good actor… 🥴
May 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
When AHIP is the good actor… 🥴
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
CDC has stopped nearly all comms & ACIP work groups have stopped prepping for the Feb meeting. Why are we not hearing more from the liaison professional orgs that support public health and vaccines?
👉AAFP, AAP, AAPA, ACHA, ACNM, ACOG, ACP, AGS, AHIP, AMA, ANA, AOA, APhA, IDSA, PIDS, ASTHO, SHEA etc
👉AAFP, AAP, AAPA, ACHA, ACNM, ACOG, ACP, AGS, AHIP, AMA, ANA, AOA, APhA, IDSA, PIDS, ASTHO, SHEA etc
The silence is deafening.
A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
February 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
CDC has stopped nearly all comms & ACIP work groups have stopped prepping for the Feb meeting. Why are we not hearing more from the liaison professional orgs that support public health and vaccines?
👉AAFP, AAP, AAPA, ACHA, ACNM, ACOG, ACP, AGS, AHIP, AMA, ANA, AOA, APhA, IDSA, PIDS, ASTHO, SHEA etc
👉AAFP, AAP, AAPA, ACHA, ACNM, ACOG, ACP, AGS, AHIP, AMA, ANA, AOA, APhA, IDSA, PIDS, ASTHO, SHEA etc
People aren’t ready to hear how the insurance lobby stood up more forcefully to the administration before the American Medical Association.
AHIP groups flatly said “we’ll cover all vaccines on current schedule at least and until 2027” in September 2025. www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
AHIP groups flatly said “we’ll cover all vaccines on current schedule at least and until 2027” in September 2025. www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
June 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
People aren’t ready to hear how the insurance lobby stood up more forcefully to the administration before the American Medical Association.
AHIP groups flatly said “we’ll cover all vaccines on current schedule at least and until 2027” in September 2025. www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
AHIP groups flatly said “we’ll cover all vaccines on current schedule at least and until 2027” in September 2025. www.ahip.org/news/press-r...
🧪Good News!
AHIP issued a joint statement that coverage for flu and
Covid shots will not change.
AHIP issued a joint statement that coverage for flu and
Covid shots will not change.
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🧪Good News!
AHIP issued a joint statement that coverage for flu and
Covid shots will not change.
AHIP issued a joint statement that coverage for flu and
Covid shots will not change.
Everyone loves to hate insurers; imagine making ~AHIP~ come across as the good guy
Group that includes most major insurers — apart form UnitedHealthcare — says its plans will continue to cover vaccines including Covid and flu despite potential changes to recommendations.
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Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access
Amid concern about Americans’ access to vaccines, a major health insurance association said member plans will continue to cover all shots recommended by the ACIP.
www.statnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Everyone loves to hate insurers; imagine making ~AHIP~ come across as the good guy