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House Bill 6486
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Apr 10, 2020
Latest Action
Apr 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6486
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Raul Ruiz
California
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Illinois
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0

This bill establishes a special health plan enrollment period and requires health plans to cover certain services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The special enrollment period applies to plans offered through health insurance exchanges and is available to eligible individuals for eight weeks beginning one week after this bill is enacted. The bill also funds outreach activities for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to notify individuals about the special enrollment period.

Additionally, the bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, medically necessary services for individuals who have been diagnosed with, or are presumed to have, COVID-19. HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury must jointly issue guidance that specifies applicable medically necessary services not later than one week after this bill is enacted. Further, HHS must reimburse health plans for the amount of such cost-sharing requirements that are not imposed.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
April 10, 2020
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Identified By
CRS
May 15, 2020
Passed House
12
Sponsorship
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Amendments
Type
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Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
6
Sponsorship
House Bill 6568
Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Apr 17, 2020
Introduced in House
5
Sponsorship
House Bill 6532
COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
10
Sponsorship
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Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
04/14/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/10/2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
04/10/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:15 PM
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