S 3442
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Care for COVID–19 Act
Introduced: March 11, 2020
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Care for COVID–19 Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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