,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,crdenas 7for himself and ,ms4 ,snchez7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to allow ,states to      
provide coverage under the ,medicaid    
program for vaccines and treatment for  
,,covid-#ai for uninsured individuals   
without the imposition of cost sharing  
requirements1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,stronger ,medicaid ,response to
 the ,,covid-#ai ,pandemic ,act4  #b4   
,optional coverage at no cost sharing of
 ,,covid-#ai treatment and vaccines     
under ,medicaid for uninsured           
individuals  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#aijb7;a77#aj7 of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77 is 
amended1 in the matter following        
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking and any  

visit described in section              
#aiaf7;a77#b77;,g7 and inserting the    
following3 1 any ,,covid-#ai vaccine    
that is administered during any such    
portion 7and the administration of such 
vaccine71 any item or service that is   
furnished during any such portion for   
the treatment of ,,covid-#ai or a       
condition that may complicate the       
treatment of ,,covid-#ai1 and any       
services described in section           
#aiaf7;a77#b77;,g74  7b7 ,definition of 
uninsured individual  7#a7 ,in general  
,subsection 7ss7 of section #aijb of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#acif;a7 is amended to read as follows3 
7ss7 ,uninsured individual defined ,for 
purposes of this section1 the term      
uninsured individual means1             
notwithstanding any other provision of  
this title1 any individual who is not   
covered by minimum essential coverage   
7as defined in section #ejjj;,a7f77#a7  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf74  4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the   

amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall  
take effect and apply as if included in 
the enactment of the ,families ,first   
,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public    
,law #aaf-abg74  7c7 ,clarification     
regarding emergency services for certain
 individuals ,section #aijc7v77#b7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;b7v77#b77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following flush   
sentence3 ,for purposes of subparagraph 
7,a71 care and services described in    
such subparagraph include any in vitro  
diagnostic product described in section 
#aije7;a77#c77;,b7 that is administered 
during any portion of the emergency     
period described in such section        
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of this sentence 7and the     
administration of such product71 any    
,,covid-#ai vaccine that is administered
 during any such portion 7and the       
administration of such vaccine71 any    
item or service that is furnished during
 any such portion for the treatment of  

,,covid-#ai or a condition that may     
complicate the treatment of ,,covid-#ai1
 and any services described in section  
#aiaf7;a77#b77;,g74 4  7d7 ,inclusion of
 ,,covid-#ai concern as an emergency    
condition ,section #aijc7v77#c7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;b7v77#c77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following flush sentence3   
,such term includes any indication that 
an alien described in paragraph 7#a7 may
 have contracted ,,covid-#ai4 4