Health insurers balk at paying for newborns' RSV immunization in the hospital

NPR | By Rob Stein

Published October 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM EDT

Many infants are leaving the hospital without getting immunized against RSV. Why? Because many insurance companies won't pay for the shots while the newborn is in the hospital.

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