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S. 4825, Ensuring Access to COVID–19 Vaccines for Seniors Act

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S. 4825, the Ensuring Access to COVID–19 Vaccines for Seniors Act, was introduced October 21 (legislative day, October 19), 2020 by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mrs. Capito) and referred to the Committee on Finance. It is a bill to provide clarification with respect to the effective date of Medicare coverage of COVID–19 vaccines without any cost-sharing. Section 2 amends section 3713(d) of the CARES Act by inserting “or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”, effective as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act.

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                                                                     116TH CONGRESS
                                                                        2D SESSION
                                                                                                             S. 4825
                                                                      To provide clarification with respect to the effective date of Medicare coverage
                                                                                     of COVID–19 vaccines without any cost-sharing.




                                                                                 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                                                                   OCTOBER 21 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020
                                                                       Mr. REED (for himself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which
                                                                               was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance




                                                                                                               A BILL
                                                                     To provide clarification with respect to the effective date
                                                                        of Medicare coverage of COVID–19 vaccines without any
                                                                        cost-sharing.

                                                                       1               Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
                                                                       2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                                                                       3     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

                                                                       4               This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Access to
                                                                       5 COVID–19 Vaccines for Seniors Act’’.
                                                                       6     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF MEDICARE COVERAGE OF

                                                                       7                             COVID–19 VACCINES WITHOUT ANY COST-

                                                                       8                             SHARING.




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                                                                       9               Effective as if included in the enactment of the
                                                                     10 CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 42 U.S.C. 13951

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                                                                       1 note), section 3713(d) of such Act is amended by inserting
                                                                       2 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or authorized
                                                                       3 for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food,
                                                                       4 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3)’’.
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