Adult Immunization Reimbursement

Adult immunization disparities offer an immediate opportunity to improve an essential healthcare process. Approximately 11.6 percent and 14.6 percent of African-Americans and Hispanics respectively receive herpes zoster vaccination compared with 32 percent of non-Hispanic Whites. Less than half of African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian/Pacific Islanders receive the pneumococcal vaccine compared with 65 percent of non-Hispanic Whites.