Colorado Senate Bill 222 (SB13-222), enacted in 2013, authorized the creation of the Vaccine Access Taskforce, a diverse group of state-level healthcare and public health experts convened by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to identify solutions for improving immunization access, delivery and financing. One strategy implemented by the Taskforce was to oversee a 6-month pilot study of VaxCare Corporation (VaxCare), a company whose business model is to provide vaccines direct from the manufacturer at no cost to the provider, as well as to manage inventory and billing services. The Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition (CCIC), a statewide non-profit dedicated to mobilizing diverse stakeholders to advance children’s health through immunizations, served as a member of the Taskforce and oversaw the pilot study. 

The study measured VaxCare’s ability to work with Local Public Health Agencies (LPHAs) and primary care practices to meet at least one of the following goals: (1) to initiate or restart the provision of vaccinations, (2) to provide all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccines relevant to their patient population, and (3) to manage the provision of vaccines through a sustainable business model. In addition, the study aimed to explore methods to increase immunization provider satisfaction in delivering vaccines, reduce administrative burdens, decrease costs, and assure reporting of all administered vaccines into the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS), which is CDPHE’s population-based, computerized registry that electronically tracks and consolidates immunization information for Coloradans of all ages.