3.0.0 4745 2023-01-11T13:44:40Z 2023-01-11T13:44:40Z Senate S 2020-09-29 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-29T20:12:50Z Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 116 8419 HR 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-09-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-09-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-09-29 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-09-29 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-09-29 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-09-29 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-09-29 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Health 00 2020-09-29 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-15T15:07:47Z Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

This bill 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 Display Title Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent surprise medical bills with respect to COVID-19 testing. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4745is/xml/BILLS-116s4745is.xml 2020-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.