H.R. 6263 · 116th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Sarbanes
- Introduced
- 2020-03-12
- Latest action
- 2020-03-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
This bill requires Medicare to cover, without cost-sharing, visits to health care providers that relate to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.