H.R. 6845

Referred to Committee

No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

Introduced 5/12/2020•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

9/30/2020 • House

Summary

No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a co-payment or other cost sharing for qualifying preventive services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A qualifying preventive service is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 and is either (1) an evidence-based item or service with an A or B rating in the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or (2) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved.

Such a prohibition shall take effect 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made regarding a qualifying preventive service related to COVID-19.

Introduced in House • 5/12/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesVeterans' medical care