US Congress House Bill 6640 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-28 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover specified treatment services relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. The CMS must reimburse MA plans for cost-sharing amounts that would otherwise have been received, in accordance with a specified timeline. MA plans are also prohibited from instituting prior authorization or other utilization management requirements with respect to coverage of specified critical treatment services (e.g., ventilator services and intensive care unit services).

Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2020-04-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2020-04-28	House	Introduced in House

HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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.
HB6674 (Related) 2020-05-01 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6640/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6640/BILLS-116hr6640ih.pdf