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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 6311.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H1712]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Care for COVID&#8211;19 Act</b><br> <br> This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.</p> <p><br> </p>]]></text>
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