Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-796| House
| Updated: 2/5/2021
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Representative
Delaware
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2021 This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, medically necessary services for individuals who have been diagnosed with, or are presumed to have, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury must, not later than one week after this bill is enacted, jointly issue guidance specifying the applicable services. Further, HHS must reimburse insurance plans for the cost-sharing amount for such services that would otherwise have been required. The bill provides funding for this reimbursement.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methods
Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-796| House
| Updated: 2/5/2021
Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2021 This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, medically necessary services for individuals who have been diagnosed with, or are presumed to have, COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury must, not later than one week after this bill is enacted, jointly issue guidance specifying the applicable services. Further, HHS must reimburse insurance plans for the cost-sharing amount for such services that would otherwise have been required. The bill provides funding for this reimbursement.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Representative
Delaware
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methods