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HR 975 117th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Drug therapy Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicare Prescription drugs

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act

Introduced: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act

This bill requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency.

What's happening now February 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 975: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-975/
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"H.R. 975: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-975/.
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H.R. 975, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-975/.
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[H.R. 975: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-975/)
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