MassHealth to cover members’ rides to COVID vaccine appointments
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
Waiting areas have been set up inside the Eastfield Mall on Wednesday to keep people from waiting outside in the cold. (Douglas Hook / MassLive)
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Massachusetts plans to offer all MassHealth recipients rides to and from their COVID-19 vaccine appointments, according to a bulletin that took effect last week.
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services plans to cover transportation services for all MassHealth recipients who can’t easily get to a vaccine appointment, using vehicles from the state’s Human Transportation Office.
Companions who can’t drive patients to a vaccine appointment can also get a ride if they’re helping patients who have a disability or helped get an appointment at a mass vaccination site and are seeking a shot at the same time.