SAVE for Seniors Act

Bill: 116-hr-8623
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2020-10-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Securing Affordable Vaccines Equally for Seniors Act or the SAVE for Seniors Act</b></p> <p>This bill specifies that vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that are authorized for emergency use must be covered under Medicare without cost-sharing.</p> <p>The bill applies retroactively.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8623 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 16, 2020 Ms. Spanberger (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Houlahan , and Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To amend the CARES Act to clarify the inclusion of certain COVID–19 vaccines covered under the Medicare program without any cost sharing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Affordable Vaccines Equally for Seniors Act or the SAVE for Seniors Act . 2. Effective date of Medicare coverage of COVID–19 vaccines without any cost sharing Effective as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 42 U.S.C. 13951 ), section 3713(d) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ) .