HR-6213 : Still Just a Bill


No Cost for COVID–19 Testing Act

This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover testing for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing for the duration of the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. This includes the cost of administering such approved tests and visits to health care providers for testing.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-03-11CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2020-03-11IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2020-03-11IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2020-03-11IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2020-03-11IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
Related Subjects
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
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