HR 6317 116th Congress House

Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020

Official title: To provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 2020 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

Health Drug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurance

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Health care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugs

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Mar 23, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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 23, 2020

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 23, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2020

This bill requires private health insurance plans to provide a 30-day special enrollment period for eligible individuals after a public health emergency is declared. An employee who is eligible but not enrolled may enroll in an employer-provided group health plan during the special enrollment period.

The bill also requires such plans to cover services related to the disease or condition resulting in the public health emergency including, if applicable, vaccines, diagnostic testing, and treatment and care for the disease or condition. Such coverage does not require a positive diagnosis of the disease or condition and cost sharing must be comparable to similar services covered outside the circumstance of a public health emergency.

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