HR-6845 : Still Just a Bill

No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a co-payment or other cost sharing for qualifying preventive services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A qualifying preventive service is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 and is either (1) an evidence-based item or service with an A or B rating in the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or (2) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved.

Such a prohibition shall take effect 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made regarding a qualifying preventive service related to COVID-19.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-09-30CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2020-05-12IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.House floor actions
2020-05-12IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
See Subjects
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Veterans' medical care

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