Oppose New Vaccine Insurance Mandates in Pennsylvania!

The Pennsylvania legislature is considering two companion bills—HB 1828 and SB 989—that would give the state Insurance Department sweeping new power to add or remove vaccines from health insurance coverage requirements in consultation with the Department of Health.

If passed, these bills would allow state officials to mandate insurance coverage for any vaccine recommended by private professional organizations—such as the American Academy of Pediatrics or the Infectious Diseases Society of America—even if those vaccines are not approved or recommended by federal agencies like the FDA or CDC.

This would mean Pennsylvania could require insurance coverage for vaccines that are no longer federally recommended or that are used in unapproved ways. It also opens the door to conflicts of interest, since the medical associations empowered by these bills directly benefit from expanded vaccine use.

In short, HB 1828 and SB 989 remove checks and balances, granting unelected bureaucrats and industry-influenced groups new authority over which vaccines Pennsylvanians must subsidize through higher premiums—regardless of federal guidance, medical necessity, or individual choice.

Please take a few minutes to contact your Pennsylvania legislators and urge them to OPPOSE HB 1828 and SB 989 to protect medical freedom, consumer choice, and the integrity of state health policy!

HB 1828 passed the House on 10-29-2025 and is now in the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. SB 989 was referred to the Banking & Insurance Committee on 9-4-2025.

TAKE ACTION

Contact your Pennsylvania State Senator and ask them to VOTE NO on HB 1828 and SB 989.

You can look up your legislators here:

Find Your Legislator – Pennsylvania General Assembly

Phone calls are most effective, but emails help too—both take just a few minutes!

Sample Script:

“Hi, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent. I’m calling to ask Senator ___ to OPPOSE HB 1828 and SB 989, which give the Pennsylvania Insurance Department new authority to mandate insurance coverage for vaccines that may not even be recommended by the FDA or CDC.

These bills allow state officials to rely on the recommendations of private medical organizations that stand to benefit financially from expanded vaccine use. That’s a dangerous conflict of interest and a violation of public trust.

This would drive up insurance premiums, remove important safety oversight, and force all Pennsylvanians to pay for vaccines that may no longer be deemed safe or necessary by federal standards.

Please vote NO on HB 1828 and SB 989 to protect consumer choice, informed consent, and medical freedom in Pennsylvania.”

TALKING POINTS

HB 1828 and SB 989 give professional trade associations — many of which receive funding from pharmaceutical companies — direct influence over which vaccines must be covered by insurance. This hands power to groups with financial conflicts of interest instead of independent regulators or elected officials accountable to the public.

By allowing the state Insurance Department and Department of Health to mandate coverage based on outside recommendations, these bills create a new bureaucratic mechanism to push vaccines into insurance plans without legislative debate or public transparency.

The bills further entrench a one-size-fits-all vaccination model by expanding the number of shots covered — and thus promoted — through insurance, disregarding individual medical needs and the discretion of trusted physicians chosen by families.

Mandated vaccine coverage inevitably drives up insurance premiums and limits plan flexibility. These bills prioritize pharmaceutical profits over patient choice, contributing to higher health care costs for everyone.

Medical freedom and informed consent are at risk. Mandating coverage is the first step toward mandating use.

Checks and balances matter. The current system ensures that vaccine recommendations go through federal safety review before becoming policy; these bills would eliminate that protection.