H.R. 6851 · 117th Congress
No Surprises for COVID–19 Tests Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Frank Pallone
- Introduced
- 2022-02-25
- Latest action
- 2022-02-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
No Surprises for COVID-19 Tests Act
This bill extends the temporary period during which private health insurance plans must cover testing and related services for COVID-19 without cost sharing. It also temporarily applies certain consumer protections against surprise billing to such testing and related services.
Finally, beginning on May 1, 2022, insurance plans without a negotiated price for COVID-19 testing services are no longer required to pay providers the published cash price for such services.