H.R. 975

Referred to Committee

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act

Introduced 2/11/2021•117th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2/12/2021 • House

Summary

Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act

This bill requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency.

Introduced in House • 2/11/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicarePrescription drugs

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Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]

Democrat • IL-6

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

February 11, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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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