H.R. 796

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Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2021

Introduced 2/4/2021•117th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2/5/2021 • House

Summary

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.

Introduced in House • 2/4/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: 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