US Congress Senate Bill 4358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, for uninsured individuals to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency. (Currently, state Medicaid programs have the option to cover COVID-19 testing for uninsured individuals.) The bill also (1) specifically allows COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and treatment, as well as treatment for complicating conditions, for certain unlawful aliens to be covered under Medicaid during the public health emergency; and (2) specifies how the value and provision of COVID-19 assistance should be considered with respect to certain governmental programs and requirements.

Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID–19 Pandemic Act

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SB4469 (Related) 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB8200 (Related) 2020-09-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4358/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4358/BILLS-116s4358is.pdf