United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 975 (117th)
Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act
Introduced
11 February 2021
Last action
12 February 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Sean Casten
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act This bill requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency.
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Timeline
11 February 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 February 2021
Sponsors
- Sean Casten · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/975
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/975
- us · 117-hr-975 · source updated 3 January 2025