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House Bill 8419
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 29, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 29, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 29, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8419
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Lizzie Fletcher
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Stop COVID-19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

This bill modifies provisions requiring health insurance plans to cover COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) diagnostic testing services at no cost, without prior authorization, and without medical management requirements. The bill specifies that a plan may not make determinations about the circumstances surrounding individuals' tests, such as why they sought testing or whether they showed symptoms of COVID-19. The bill also specifies that plans may encourage individuals to obtain tests from lower priced providers as long as such efforts do not delay, or impede access to, testing.

The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to survey and report on the cash prices of testing services and the compliance of providers with the requirement to publish such prices.

Additionally, HHS, jointly with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Labor, must issue guidance clarifying the process for submitting claims for testing services.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
September 29, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
6
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4745
Stop COVID–19 Test Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (2)
09/29/2020
Referred 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.
09/29/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:53 PM
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