Feature|Articles|April 7, 2026

ACIP Changes Disrupt Vaccine Coverage Pipeline, Raise Cost Concerns

ACIP changes threaten vaccine coverage and raise costs, according to a roundtable of experts warning of widening disparities and long-term public health risks.

For decades, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) served as the linchpin of pediatric vaccine policy, and by extension, the basis on which insurers determined what they would cover. When ACIP recommended a vaccine, coverage followed. That equation is now broken, and the financial fallout will be felt most acutely by families least equipped to absorb it, according to a panel of experts.