Vaccine delivery to newly arrived refugees and estimated costs in selected U.S. clinics, 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Newly arrived refugees are offered vaccinations during domestic medical examinations. Vaccination practices and costs for refugees have not been described with recent implementation of the overseas Vaccination Program for U.S.-bound Refugees (VPR). We describe refugee vaccination during the domestic medical examination and the estimated vaccination costs from the US government perspective in selected U.S. clinics.

Methods

Site-specific vaccination processes and costs were collected from 16 clinics by refugee health partners in three states and one private academic institution. Vaccination costs were estimated from the U.S. Vaccines for Children Program and Medicaid reimbursement rates during fiscal year 2015.

Results

All clinics reviewed overseas vaccinatio

SUBMITTER: Pezzi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961801 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature