H.R. 6244 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.

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This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.

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H.R. 6201Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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S. 3499Free COVID–19 Testing Act
2020-03-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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2020-03-12
Introduced in House
2020-03-12
Introduced in House
2020-03-12
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.

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