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health department or your vaccines. If you see their car get to a non-VA Emergency Room, or is
health care provider to get on the the license plate and report it. admitted to a non-VA Hospital, has 72
list and make an appointment hours to notify the VA to avoid being
• No one from a vaccine
for the vaccinations. billed for the event. Since we do not have
distribution site or health care
a VA hospital here on the Shore, veterans
• You cannot pay to get early payer, like a private insurance
need to call 844-724-7842 to notify the
access to the vaccine. company, will call you asking
Veterans Administration of their non-VA
for your Medicare number,
• You cannot pay to put your name treatment to avoid being charged for
Social Security number, or your
on a list to get the vaccine. If you services. Apparently, Veterans Urgent
credit card or bank account
get a call, text, email claiming Care visits require a white assistance
information to sign you up to
they can get you early access card with an all-important Eligibility
get the vaccine. Do not give
to the vaccine... It’s a scam. Number to be seen at Urgent Care. Vets
your insurance information
• Beware of advertisers off ering out to anyone other than your must go to an Urgent Care provider
other products, treatments, own health care provider, the that is considered in-network. Network
or medicines to prevent the Caroline Health Department, providers can be found by going to

virus. Check with your trusted or your trusted representative www.va.gov/find.locations or by calling
health care provider before at the time of service. 844-698-2311 (follow prompts for
paying for or receiving any option 1 and then option 3 for Region
• Carefully review your Medicare
COVID-19-related treatment. 1 here in Maryland). You can also get
Summary Notice (MSN) or your Eligibility Number information
• You will not be solicited door to Explanation of Benefi ts (EOB), and a copy of the card. To speak to a
door to receive the vaccine. Slam looking for billing errors or claims live person if having diffi culty verifying
the door in the face of anyone for the vaccine or products or local network providers, or if you have a
going door-to-door to off er services that you did not receive. shortage of meds that need to be picked
free coronavirus or COVID-19 up at CVS in Easton, call 888-901-6609.
testing, supplies, treatments, or Reminder to our Veterans... As of
September 2020, any veteran who goes If vets do have billing issues, please call
866-393-0006 for assistance.

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