The Biden administration unveiled a $1.1 billion program aimed at providing Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to the uninsured at no cost after the federal supply is exhausted.
The two-part initiative would utilize pharmacies, local health departments and federally supported health centers to provide Covid-19 care, according to a fact sheet distributed by the White House. The funds should support the program through December 2024. Americans can currently receive Covid-19 vaccines and certain treatments at no charge because the federal government purchased them for distribution to the public.
It expects pharmacies that have participated in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “COVID-19 Test to Treat” program and other pandemic partnerships to join the effort. Also, the administration is relying heavily on drug manufacturers’ providing vaccines and treatments free of charge to the uninsured. It notes several times in the fact sheet that drug companies have committed to doing so.
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