US Congress House Bill 8496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on October 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-01 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to Medicare payments for specified laboratory diagnostic tests during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In particular, the bill requires laboratories, as a condition of Medicare participation, to furnish COVID-19 test results to health care providers within 28 days of when the test was ordered. The bill also adjusts payments based on how quickly laboratories return test results. For example, the bill increases payments for laboratories that return test results within 24 hours, but prohibits payment for results that take 72 hours or longer.

SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act Strictly Pay for Efficient and Expedited Delivery of Your COVID-19 Tests Act

Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2020-10-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2020-10-01	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8496/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8496/BILLS-116hr8496ih.pdf