Skip to main content
H.R. 6739 116th Congress House

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA-PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicare PDPs and MA-PD plans, without the imposition of cost sharing or utilization management requirements, of drugs intended to treat COVID-19 during certain emergencies.

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Sean Casten Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insurance
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Health care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicarePrescription drugs
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 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.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 8, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act

This bill requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 975 Reintroduced Bill Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act
  • 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
  • HR 8200 EHDC Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6739: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6739/
MLA
"H.R. 6739: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6739/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6739, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6739/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 6739: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6739/)
Report a problem