Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Massachusetts is the first state to force health insurance companies to cover vaccines recommended by the state's department of public health.
The law will require that insurance companies not solely follow recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has seen recent changes to its vaccine recommendations by Health and Human Services Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration narrowed the list of people to whom it recommends the COVID-19 vaccine, drawing criticism from the Senate at Thursday's hearing questioning Kennedy about that and other decisions.
"Massachusetts has the best health care in the world," Gov. Maura Healey said in a statement Friday. "We won't let Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy get between patients and their doctors. When the federal government fails to protect public health, Massachusetts will step up. The actions we are announcing today will make sure people can continue to get the vaccines they need and want in Massachusetts."
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