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- H.R.796
H.R.796: Coverage for COVID–19 Treatment Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Feb. 4, 2021
- Latest Major Action Feb. 5, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 4, 2021
Bill Summary
Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2021 This 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 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury must, not later than one week after this bill is...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Feb. 4, 2021 |
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.
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| Feb. 4, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Feb. 4, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) |