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About Us

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. State Vaccine Assessment Council. DHSS contracted with KidsVax.org. Why Universal Vaccine Purchase? There are several reasons that the State of Alaska pushed to safeguard universal purchase of childhood vaccines and select adult vaccines:. States that serve as the single purchaser of childhood and adult vaccines receive more favorable pricing. Depending on the vaccine, these prices range from an estimated 15 percent to 60 percent lower than private purc...

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Calendar

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. State Vaccine Assessment Council. For additional event details, kindly click on the event description. Special Committee on 2017 Assessme. AVAP Council Meeting In-Person. University of Alaska Anchorage. AVAP Council Meeting In-Person. 2016 AVAP Opt-out Deadline. Sign Up for Event Notifications. To receive notifications when events are created or modified by. Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program.

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For Providers

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. Participating and Non-Participating Payers. AVAP is pleased to report that the vast majority of payers with beneficiaries in Alaska are participating in AVAP for 2017. 2 Prudential Insurance Company of America. AVAP 2016 Provider Summary. 2016 State-supplied Vaccine Eligibility for Children. 2016 State-supplied Vaccine Eligibility for Adults. To receive state-supplied vaccines, do I need to opt in? What is provider opt in? What is the annual assessment rate...

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FAQs

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. The advisory FAQs are divided into five broad categories:. 1 A means questions related to Assessments. 2 C means questions related to Covered Lives. 3 G means questions related to Government Programs. 4 P means questions related to Providers. 5 V means questions related to Vaccines. A1 Why did the Alaska legislature form the Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program (AVAP)? A2 How does the program save money? A3 How does AVAP work for payers and providers? A18 What...

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Reference Documents

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. Jay Butler, MD, Chair. State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health. Sarah Bailey, AIE. Insurance Specialist II, Alaska Division of Insurance. Lydia Bartholomew, MD. Payer-Insurance, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska. Payer-TPA, Health Care Cost Management Corporation of Alaska. Jodyne Butto, MD. Provider-Pediatrician, Anchorage Pediatric Group. Tribal/Public Coverage, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

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Forms & Charts

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. Click on any of the forms or charts below to download them. The AVAP W-9 required by the IRS. Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program.

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Welcome to the Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program Web Site

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Alaska Vaccine Assessment Program. AVAP facilitates the universal purchase of vaccines in Alaska. It provides funding for all vaccines federally recommended for insured children and for certain adult vaccines selected by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. By collecting payments from health plans, insurers, and other responsible entities and remitting those funds to the State of Alaska, we ensure:. Alaskans gain improved access to vaccines;. AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up.

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For Payers

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AVAP is administered by:. Email Alerts Sign Up. The Assessment Reporting System is available. For detailed information on how the assessment rate was determined for 2015 see the. What This Means for Payers. Participation in an efficient and cost-effective system for purchasing and distributing childhood and adult vaccines. Vaccine costs that are below those of private purchase alternatives, as documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reporting and Assessment Payment Due Dates.