“So I sprang for the vaccine, which wasn’t covered by insurance and set me back about $230.”
Just to let some other people know, in case it might help them, my ins initially denied my attempt to get the vaccine (while at the Drs office). I looked into it a little more and it turned out they WOULD cover the claim if I had it done at a pharmacy. So that’s where I went.
I did mine at a pharmacy.
But, its possible that the non-coverage was in part due to the fact that it was January, and even on Medicare, there is a minor deductible.
I am going to check on that. I have Tricare and am 56. The site shows I have to be 65, which, to me, simply means they won’t cover it and to wait til Medicare will! But, if I can get it at the pharmacy with a co-pay, I will. My husband has had shingles and the neuropathy lasted for months! He had the vaccine a few years ago. He can tell when an outbreak “tries” but it never gets bad now.