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S 4524 116th Congress Senate Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Drug therapy Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Mental health Prescription drugs State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates

Quit Because of COVID–19 Act

Introduced: August 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 12, 2020
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Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as for two years after the emergency period ends.

Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. The bill excludes such items and services from cost-sharing and applies an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate).

What's happening now August 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7286 Related bill Quit Because of COVID-19 Act
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4524: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4524/
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"S. 4524: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4524/.
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S. 4524, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4524/.
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[S. 4524: Quit Because of COVID–19 Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4524/)
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