Care for COVID-19 Act
Latest action · Mar 19, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Care for COVID–19 Act
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 19, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Mar 19, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2020Referred 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.
- Mar 19, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3442 | Care for COVID–19 Act | Identical bill | Mar 11, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2020Introduced in House
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