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H.R. 6727 116th Congress House

To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program.

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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.
May 5, 2020
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 Latest action May 5, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay any required cost-sharing amounts for specified COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) treatment services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Providers are prohibited from holding beneficiaries liable for such amounts. Additionally, the CMS may recoup amounts that would have been paid through a beneficiary's supplemental insurance from the applicable insurer, in accordance with specified procedures.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6674 Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
  • S 4469 COVID–19 Treatment Coverage Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6727: To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6727/
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"H.R. 6727: To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6727/.
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H.R. 6727, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6727/.
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[H.R. 6727: To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6727/)
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