The price of rabies vaccination can range between $1,200 and $6,500, and although Dr. Bera could afford it after the incident in April, he said in a Sept. 28 statement that “the costs of treatment would break [uninsured people’s] banks.”
Dr. Bera’s bill, the Affordable Rabies Treatment for Uninsured Act, proposes building a reimbursement program for healthcare providers who administer rabies PEP to uninsured individuals. About 60,000 people receive PEP after potential rabies exposure each year, according to the CDC.
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