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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2179" measure-id="id117hr2179" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-23" update-date="2021-06-04">
<title>Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr2179v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-06-04">
<action-date>2021-03-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage for insulin and associated medical supplies during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also allows beneficiaries to receive their insulin and supplies via mail order during the emergency period.</p>]]></summary-text>
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