Areas of Eligible Compensation

Eligible individuals may be compensated for the following:

• Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses
  Reasonable and necessary medical items and services may be paid or reimbursed to treat a covered countermeasure-related injury of an eligible individual. The payments or reimbursements for services or benefits are secondary to other forms of coverage.
• Lost Employment Income
  The individual may receive compensation for loss of employment income incurred as a result of the covered countermeasure injury. The amount of compensation is based on income at the time of injury.
• Survivor Death Benefits
  Death benefits may be paid to certain survivors of covered countermeasures recipients who have died as a direct result of the covered countermeasure injury.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the payer of last resort. Therefore, payments are reduced by those of other third party payers.