HR 5782 United States House · 118th Congress

Affordable Rabies Treatment for All Act of 2023

This bill creates a federal program to reimburse health care providers for treating uninsured patients with rabies postexposure prophylaxis (rabies treatment), requiring providers to accept the reimbursement and not bill patients for the service. It also mandates that private insurance plans and Medicare cover rabies treatment with no out-of-pocket costs (100% coverage, no deductibles) for insured individuals. Additionally, the bill provides grants to local health departments to stockpile rabies treatment supplies for rapid response. The law directly affects uninsured patients facing high treatment costs, health care providers, and local health departments managing emergency supplies.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 28, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 29, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
lower
Sep 28, 2023
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Introduced in House
lower
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Ami Bera
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CA
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