No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act
- Last Action
- 2/23/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-02-23Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-23 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
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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