Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act
Summary
Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid. Additionally, the bill includes vaccines for COVID-19 in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. The VFC Program provides free vaccinations to individuals 18 years of age or younger who are uninsured or underinsured (i.e., with limited or no insurance for vaccines), are eligible for Medicaid, or are American Indians or Alaskan Natives.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 2, 2021
Last action Feb 3, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
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