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US HR8623

US HR8623
SAVE for Seniors Act Securing Affordable Vaccines Equally for Seniors Act


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Introduced
10/16/2020
In Committee
10/16/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Specifies that vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that are authorized for emergency use must be covered under Medicare without cost-sharing. The bill applies retroactively.

AI Summary

This bill, the Securing Affordable Vaccines Equally for Seniors Act (SAVE for Seniors Act), amends the CARES Act to clarify that COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use must be covered under Medicare without any cost-sharing for beneficiaries. The bill applies retroactively, meaning that the provision for Medicare coverage of COVID-19 vaccines without cost-sharing was effectively included in the original CARES Act, which was passed in 2020 to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. (on 10/16/2020)

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