WA moves to issue its own guidance for vaccines insurers must cover

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 659

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Last fall, Washington and other Western states issued their own vaccine recommendations in a sharp rejection of federal policy that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended.

And on Thursday, the Washington Legislature passed legislation to change state law so that vaccine coverage is tied to recommendations from the state, not a federal panel filled with Kennedy appointees. It requires insurers to follow the state’s guidelines instead of the ones from the feds …

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