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HR 6244 116th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods State and local finance

To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Kelly, Robin L. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 12, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.

What's happening now March 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6201 Related bill Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • S 3499 Related bill Free COVID–19 Testing Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 2 Democratic 2
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 12, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6244: To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6244/
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"H.R. 6244: To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6244/.
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H.R. 6244, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6244/.
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[H.R. 6244: To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6244/)
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