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- H.R.7647
H.R.7647: To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced July 16, 2020
- Latest Major Action July 16, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
37 (35 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - July 16, 2020
Bill Summary
This bill delays until the first calendar year that is 12 months after the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency the application of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule dated May 14, 2020. That rule allows private health insurance plans to decide whether support provided by a prescription drug manufacturer to cover a patient's costs for a drug counts toward the patient's annual...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 16, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 16, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
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| July 16, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) |