Insurers Launch Pilot Program Aimed at Getting 2 Million American Seniors Vaccinated

CNBC reports that more than a dozen health insurers are launching a pilot program to get 2 million American seniors inoculated for COVID-19 as quickly as possible, said President Biden's senior pandemic adviser Andy Slavitt. Vaccine Community Connecters aims to educate seniors on the vaccines, help schedule vaccination appointments, and arrange transportation to appointments. Slavitt added that insurers also will discuss "vaccine efficacy, safety, and the value of vaccination," and may deploy mobile vans to communities in greatest need. The White House is collaborating with America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on the pilot. The Biden administration is concurrently striving to boost the supply of vaccines and get them to most Americans as soon as possible. Insurers will work with federal, state, and local officials to ship vaccines to underserved communities and cooperate closely with pharmacies and other vaccination partners. "Vaccines save lives, and health insurance providers have been working hard to break down barriers that stand between Americans and COVID-19 vaccines," said America's Health Insurance Plans CEO Matt Eyles. "We will continue to work on that commitment with all levels of government and every organization that shares our goal until we defeat the COVID-19 crisis together."