3.0.0 4358 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z Senate S 2020-07-29 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-29T20:23:45Z COVID–19 Treatment Coverage Act 116 4469 S 2020-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS EHDC Act of 2020 116 8200 HR 2020-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-07-29 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-07-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-07-29 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-07-29 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-07-29 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-29 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-08-12 False Health Border security and unlawful immigration Cardiovascular and respiratory health Drug therapy Emergency medical services and trauma care Immigrant health and welfare Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Health 00 2020-07-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-13T18:13:00Z Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act

This bill allows COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, for uninsured individuals to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency. (Currently, state Medicaid programs have the option to cover COVID-19 testing for uninsured individuals.)

The bill also (1) specifically allows COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and treatment, as well as treatment for complicating conditions, for certain unlawful aliens to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency; and (2) specifies how the value and provision of COVID-19 assistance should be considered with respect to certain governmental programs and requirements.

]]> Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Display Title Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 for uninsured individuals without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4358is/xml/BILLS-116s4358is.xml 2020-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.