CMS releases updates to the Coverage and Reimbursem ent of COVID-19 Vaccines, Vaccine Administration, an d Cost Sharing under Medicaid, the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program toolkit

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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to the Coverage and Reimbursement of COVID-19 Vaccines, Vaccine Administration, and Cost Sharing under Medicaid, the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program toolkit.

This version of the toolkit includes updated information on dental billing codes and the wind down of the Health Resources Services Administrations uninsured and underinsured funds. CMS has also streamlined language on the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) vaccine authorizations. For the latest information on CDC recommendations and FDA authorizations, see their respective websites at https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html.