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US S4761

US S4761
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020


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Introduced
09/30/2020
In Committee
09/30/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement. function setCookieAndRedirect(event)

AI Summary

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for 3 primary care visits and 3 behavioral health care visits per plan year without any cost-sharing requirements. The bill also prohibits these plans from having more restrictive treatment limitations or reimbursement rates for these 6 visits compared to other primary care or behavioral health visits covered by the plan.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 09/30/2020)

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