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Paying for prevention

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced increases in Medicare payments for pneumococcal and influenza vaccines for the 2004-05 Flu Season:
* $23.28 per dose for the pneumococcal vaccine this year, up from $18.62 in 2003
* $10.10 for the flu vaccine, compared with $9.95 last season
* $ 8.21 for the administration fee for both vaccinations, up from $7.72 in 2003