S 3505 · 116th Congress · Health

Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act

Introduced 2020-03-17· Sponsored by Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2020-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]LA
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT