United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4705 (110th)
Vaccines for the Uninsured Adult Act of 2008
Introduced
13 December 2007
Last action
5 February 2008 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Vaccines for the Uninsured Adult Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program for the free distribution of adult vaccines through states to adults who do not have health insurance coverage, who receive such vaccines at federally-qualified health centers or federal, state, or local correctional institutions, and who are uninsured with respect to such vaccines; (2) require the Secretary to develop and maintain a plan to respond to vaccine shortages and to implement a plan to educate the public about adult immunization; and (3) allocate funds for state programs to provide free adult immunization and to require states receiving federal funding to develop plans to respond to vaccine shortages. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit co-payments and cost-sharing charges for adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish standards for the measurement of use by Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries of routinely recommended adult immunizations; and (2) study including adult immunization by Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries as a performance measure under quality initiatives; (3) establish standards for the measurement of use by health care workers of adult immunizations for influenza; (4) study the best practices of health insurers and managed care organizations to encourage the use of adult immunizations; and (5) study the feasibility and advisability of including health care worker immunization rates as a performance measure for accreditation under Medicare. Requires coverage of adult immunization services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
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Timeline
13 December 2007
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
13 December 2007
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 December 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
5 February 2008
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 December 2007 · Download file
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4705
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/4705
- us · 110-hr-4705 · source updated 23 March 2026