Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing. The requirement applies only: (1) to tests designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, and (2) during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. The bill also shortens to 15 business days the time frame under which the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must issue a recommendation after a vaccine intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
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Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6231| House
| Updated: 3/12/2020
Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing. The requirement applies only: (1) to tests designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, and (2) during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. The bill also shortens to 15 business days the time frame under which the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must issue a recommendation after a vaccine intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.
Advisory bodiesCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methods