US Congress Senate Bill 4745 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-29 - 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]

Modifies provisions requiring health insurance plans to cover COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) diagnostic testing services at no cost, without prior authorization, and without medical management requirements. The bill specifies that a plan may not make determinations about the circumstances surrounding individuals' tests, such as why they sought testing or whether they showed symptoms of COVID-19. The bill also specifies that plans may encourage individuals to obtain tests from lower priced providers as long as such efforts do not delay, or impede access to, testing.The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to survey and report on the cash prices of testing services and the compliance of providers with the requirement to publish such prices. Additionally, HHS, jointly with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor, must issue guidance clarifying the process for submitting claims for testing services.

Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB8419 (Same As) 2020-09-29 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4745/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4745/BILLS-116s4745is.pdf