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HR 6739 116th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Drug therapy Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicare Prescription drugs

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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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
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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.

What's happening now 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.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6674 Related bill Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • S 4469 Related bill COVID–19 Treatment Coverage Act
  • HR 8200 Related bill EHDC Act of 2020
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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/
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"H.R. 6739: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6739/.
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H.R. 6739, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6739/.
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