S 3505
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
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act
Introduced: March 17, 2020
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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 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act
This bill shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent or diagnose COVID-19 within 15 days.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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