No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

Bill: 117-s-399
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-02-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care costs and insurance

Health promotion and preventive care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a co-payment or other cost sharing for qualifying preventive services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A qualifying preventive service is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 and is either (1) an evidence-based item or service with an <i>A</i> or <i>B</i> rating in the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or (2) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved.</p> <p>Such a prohibition shall take effect 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made regarding a qualifying preventive service related to COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 399 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 23, 2021 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from charging veterans copayments for preventive services relating to COVID–19.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act . 2. Prohibition on copayments and cost sharing for veterans receiving preventive services relating to COVID–19 (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not require any copayment or other cost sharing under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying coronavirus preventive services. The requirement described in this subsection shall take effect with respect to a qualifying coronavirus preventive service on the specified date. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms qualifying coronavirus preventive service and specified date have the meaning given those terms in section 3203 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ; 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13 note).