No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022
USA117th CongressHR-8693| House
| Updated: 8/9/2022
Sean Patrick Maloney
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (25)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022 This bill requires specified public health care programs and private health insurance to cover, through December 31, 2023, testing for monkeypox without imposing cost-sharing, including deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. (Monkeypox is a viral disease that is endemic to parts of Africa and causes symptoms similar to, but less severe than, smallpox.) The bill also establishes procedures for uninsured individuals to access such testing at no cost.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Natural Resources, 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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No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022
USA117th CongressHR-8693| House
| Updated: 8/9/2022
No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022 This bill requires specified public health care programs and private health insurance to cover, through December 31, 2023, testing for monkeypox without imposing cost-sharing, including deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. (Monkeypox is a viral disease that is endemic to parts of Africa and causes symptoms similar to, but less severe than, smallpox.) The bill also establishes procedures for uninsured individuals to access such testing at no cost.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Natural Resources, 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.
Sean Patrick Maloney
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (25)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted