US SB4198 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires health insurance plans to cover through 2021 without cost sharing COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) serology testing, which looks for the presence of antibodies made in response to an infection. This coverage requirement also applies to federal health care programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, veterans and military personnel health benefits, and federal employee health benefits. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse, through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, health care providers for the cost of providing diagnosis and treatment for COVID-19 to individuals without health insurance.
Title
Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act
Sponsors
Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military medicine
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military medicine
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4198/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4198/BILLS-116s4198is.pdf |