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H.R. 6511 116th Congress House

Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require coverage under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program for vaccines and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require coverage under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program for vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 without the imposition of cost sharing requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2020 Introduced by: Chris Pappas Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insurance
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action April 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act

This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid.

Additionally, the bill includes vaccines for COVID-19 in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. The VFC Program provides free vaccinations to individuals 18 years of age or younger who are uninsured or underinsured (i.e., with limited or no insurance for vaccines), are eligible for Medicaid, or are American Indians or Alaskan Natives.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6511: Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6511/
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"H.R. 6511: Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6511/.
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H.R. 6511, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6511/.
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