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S. 4509 116th Congress Senate

VACC Act

Official title: A bill to provide for affordable coverage of COVID-19 vaccines under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2020 Introduced by: Ron Wyden Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 6, 2020
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 Latest action August 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act or the VACC Act

This bill modifies provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to the cost and coverage of vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as provisions relating to Medicaid coverage of certain citizens of the Freely Associated States, the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for the Medicaid expansion population, and the health insurance premium tax credit.

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  • S 2218 Covering our FAS Allies Act
  • S 3696 Health Insurance Relief for Unemployed Individuals and Families
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4509: VACC Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4509/
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"S. 4509: VACC Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4509/.
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S. 4509, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4509/.
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