Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6222
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2020-03-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health promotion and preventive care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020</b><br> </p> <p>This bill shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent, diagnose, and treat COVID-19 within 15 days.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2020 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Mr. Bucshon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of items, services, and immunizations relating to the diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19 under group health plans and health insurance coverage within 15 days of the issuance of a recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 . 2. Providing for coverage of items, services, and immunizations relating to the diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19 under group health plans and health insurance coverage within 15 days of the issuance of a recommendation from the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Section 2713(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary and inserting Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Special rule for COVID-19 items, services, and immunizations In the case of an item or service that receives a rating described in subsection (a)(1), or an immunization that receives a recommendation described in subsection (a)(2), that is intended to prevent, diagnose, or treat COVID-19, the requirement described in subsection (a) shall apply to a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage with respect to such item, service, or immunization 15 days after the issuance of such rating or recommendation (as applicable). .