Will Medicare & Medicaid Recipients Be Required To Take Vaxx

[JohnyMac]

I heard about a new propaganda move by the O' Biden administration. The White House has requested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) send out a multi-level reminder to all Medicare and Medicaid recipients to get their vaxx. Today it is a polite reminder - Tomorrow, will it be a requirement? 

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration?s ongoing efforts to ensure that Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 and to reduce stress across the nation?s health care system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging those with Medicare who are fully vaccinated to get a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Data shows that a COVID-19 vaccine booster does increases immune response, which improves protection against COVID-19.

CMS is doing the following to encourage those with Medicare to get fully vaccinated and get their booster dose:

Sending a letter to people with Medicare: All of the 63 million people who currently have Medicare will receive a letter encouraging them to get their COVID-19 vaccine booster as soon as possible.

Conducting campaigns and paid advertising: This outreach will focus on those with Medicare who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will include reminders about getting the annual flu shot.

Including 1-800 MEDICARE reminders: Approximately two million people call 1-800-MEDICARE each month. They will hear a reminder to get their COVID-19 boosters at the beginning of their call.

Including a message in Medicare Summary Notices: For people with Original Medicare, CMS will include a COVID-19 booster message in their Medicare Summary Notice (the explanation of benefits people receive when a claim is filed) over the next several months.

Sending email reminders: CMS will send COVID-19 vaccine booster reminder emails to the more than 14 million people that receive Medicare emails.

Delivering consistent communication via social media: The @MedicareGov Twitter handle will continue to tweet about the importance of COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

Engaging local and national partners: CMS is contacting more than 500 organizations, with a potential reach of more than five million members, and supplying them resources from Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency is also offering webinars to allow partners to interact with experts on encouraging COVID-19 vaccination.

Conducting outreach to health plans: CMS and CDC are continuing their outreach to health plans to help them understand best practices for encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations and parameters for coverage of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.

Conducting outreach to nursing homes: CMS continues to work with nursing homes to increase COVID-19 vaccine and booster uptake. These efforts include deploying Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs)--operated under the Medicare Quality Improvement Program--to assist nursing homes with low rates of initial and booster vaccinations and disparities in access to vaccinations. CMS will continue to explore additional outreach efforts to further support nursing homes.

Conducting media outreach: CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and other CMS leaders are encouraging COVID-19 vaccine boosters as part of their Medicare open enrollment outreach. - CMS.gov

Oh you think that this anti-constitution President would not try to make The Jab mandatory for Medicare and Medicaid recipients? Well I have a great deal for you. A nice bridge is up for sale for a steal. 

Video - O' Biden says, "No vaccine mandates"

[RB in GA]

The requirement for medical personnel that was scheduled to begin tomorrow got a stay from a Judge, so just like the OSHA stay, any attempt to mandate the vax for care/caid patients would pretty much get the same treatment.  The 6th circuit will rule on the OSHA mandate in January/February, so everyone is basically ok til then.  Assuming the 6th rules in the plaintiff's favor- which it is expected to do- then .gov will appeal to the SCOTUS. God knows what will happen there.

[grizz]

I just heard a blurb on the radio that Nevada will be imposing a $50/month fee on anyone not getting the vax. I didnt heard if that is for state employees only or state wide

[JohnyMac]

Mmmm Grizz that sounds Constitutional. LOL

[Nemo]

Mmmm Grizz that sounds Constitutional. LOL

As in violation thereof.

Nemo

[JohnyMac]

yeah Nemo, I was being satirical.

[grizz]

here ya go


https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/unvaccinated-nevada-state-workers-pay-insurance-surcharge-81529592

[pkveazey]

Nevada is counting on their employees being ignorant idiots. I worked for the State of Virginia for 30 years and if anyone where I worked asked about my medical history I would have told them that my Medical History is private and I don't disclose it to anyone. If they want that information, they will need to go before a Judge and get a court order to access my records. Whether I have been vaccinated or not is between me and my Doctor, not between me and my boss.

[JohnyMac]

Yupper PKv.

I got blood drawn last Monday and when I checked-in I was asked if I had have the Covid-19 vaccine. I told the nice lady, who's birth language clearly was not English, that the question she asked was a HIPAA question which I refuse to answer. She assured me that the question would remain confidential and really needed to fill in the box on here screen. I suggested she get a supervisor.

She got up and I could here her speaking to someone who told her to just hit 'enter' and the next screen/rest of the form would pop up and she could continue checking me in. I done educated her. 

[grizz]

Yupper PKv.

I got blood drawn last Monday and when I checked-in I was asked if I had have the Covid-19 vaccine. I told the nice lady, who's birth language clearly was not English, that the question she asked was a HIPAA question which I refuse to answer. She assured me that the question would remain confidential and really needed to fill in the box on here screen. I suggested she get a supervisor.

She got up and I could here her speaking to someone who told her to just hit 'enter' and the next screen/rest of the form would pop up and she could continue checking me in. I done educated her. 

for some reason those who got the vax cannot give blood.

But what about someone in the ER that needs blood, can they demand unvaxed/pure/clean blood?

[Nemo]

But what about someone in the ER that needs blood, can they demand unvaxed/pure/clean blood?

If you are there needing that, I suspect you are not capable of making that demand or in such a situation where it is irrelevant.

Nemo

[grizz]

But what about someone in the ER that needs blood, can they demand unvaxed/pure/clean blood?

If you are there needing that, I suspect you are not capable of making that demand or in such a situation where it is irrelevant.

Nemo

in some situations sure, but broken bones, going in with someone else who has been injured, in for s scheduled procedure, etc... they're are plenty of situations where you may have the choice.