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H.R. 6640 116th Congress House

Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the medicare advantage program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act

This bill requires Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover specified treatment services relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. The CMS must reimburse MA plans for cost-sharing amounts that would otherwise have been received, in accordance with a specified timeline.

MA plans are also prohibited from instituting prior authorization or other utilization management requirements with respect to coverage of specified critical treatment services (e.g., ventilator services and intensive care unit services).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6674 Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 15, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· May 15, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 15, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 15, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 15, 2020
KIND, RON
· Apr 28, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6640: Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6640/
MLA
"H.R. 6640: Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6640/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6640, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6640/.
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[H.R. 6640: Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6640/)
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