Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-6299House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 19, 2020

Summary

Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 This bill shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent or diagnose COVID-19 within 15 days.

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  1. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  3. Introduced in House

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