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Prohibits the use of any federal funds for facilities that refuse to provide treatment to people because of their COVID‑19 vaccination status. The restriction explicitly covers payments under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP and is written broadly to apply despite any other law. Also includes a brief provision that gives the Act an official short title; it does not create new programs, deadlines, or funding.
The bill protects access to federally covered care by prohibiting denial of treatment based on COVID‑19 vaccination status for beneficiaries and low‑income patients, while imposing financial, administrative, and legal risks on providers that could reduce local services or increase costs to states and facilities.
Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP beneficiaries and low-income or uninsured patients served by federally funded facilities will not be denied treatment based on COVID‑19 vaccination status, preserving access to covered care.
Creates a clear federal funding condition that encourages hospitals and other federally funded facilities to treat all patients regardless of vaccination status, promoting uniform national access standards.
Hospitals and clinics that refuse patients on vaccination grounds risk losing Medicare/Medicaid/CHIP funding, which could lead to reduced services or closures and worsen local access to care (especially in rural areas).
Enforcing the nondiscrimination requirement will increase administrative burden and compliance costs for providers and state Medicaid programs to monitor and document treatment decisions by vaccination status.
May trigger legal conflicts with private facility policies or religious/conscience claims, producing litigation risk and legal costs for providers and the government.
Introduced February 14, 2025 by Erin Houchin · Last progress February 14, 2025