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HR 6263 116th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.

Introduced: March 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 19, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires Medicare to cover, without cost-sharing, visits to health care providers that relate to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.

What's happening now March 19, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 12, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6263: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6263/
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"H.R. 6263: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6263/.
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H.R. 6263, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6263/.
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[H.R. 6263: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6263/)
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