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HR 7062 116th Congress House

Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost-sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug and associated medical supplies and to provide mail order access to insulin and such supplies under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period.

Introduced: May 28, 2020 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 28, 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 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 28, 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

Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act

This bill eliminates cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage for insulin and associated medical supplies during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also allows beneficiaries to receive their insulin and supplies via mail order during the emergency period.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 25
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2020
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 24, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 24, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 24, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 15, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 28, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 28, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 28, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 28, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 28, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 28, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 28, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 28, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 28, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 28, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 28, 2020
Lipinski, Daniel
· May 28, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 28, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · May 28, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 28, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 28, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 28, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 28, 2020
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 28, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7062: Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7062/
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"H.R. 7062: Affordable Insulin for the COVID–19 Emergency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7062/.
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H.R. 7062, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7062/.
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