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HOUSE PASSES BILL TO REPEAL NH VACCINE ASSOCIATION
CONCORD, NH – Today, House Republicans passed House Bill 524, eliminating the costly New Hampshire Vaccine Association (NHVA) and shifting vaccine purchasing to the private sector. The bill increases flexibility and choice for patients and insurance companies while ensuring continued access to fully funded vaccines.
Representative Jim Kofalt (R-Wilton), Senior Advisor to the Speaker of the House, praised the move, calling NHVA an inefficient, taxpayer-subsidized program.
“Citizens across the country and throughout New Hampshire have asked for government and government-sponsored entities to be more accountable. HB 524 moves us in that direction. Contrary to the fearmongering we have heard from the bill’s opponents, it will have zero effect on the cost and availability of vaccines. What it will do is make government more accountable to New Hampshire taxpayers, who are currently footing the bill for a costly program run by a quasi-governmental organization,” said Kofalt.
