The Trump administration has withdrawn requirements that state Medicaid programs report the immunization status of children and pregnant women.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released its annual letter to state health officials, offering guidance to Medicaid programs on the types of reporting data they will be required to disclose to the agency for the following year.
The notice informed states the agency will withdraw immunization reporting requirements for children, adolescents, and pregnant women, citing concern that current quality measures do not capture information on vaccine safety and side effects.
The news comes as nonmedical exemptions ...