1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act . 2. Reimbursements for certain costs of health care items and services including prescription drugs furnished during public health emergency (a) In general During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date the Secretary certifies to Congress that a vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for COVID–19 is widely available to the public, the Secretary shall make payments to qualified providers with respect to applicable health care items and services as defined in subsection (b) that are furnished to an applicable individual an amount equal to— (1) in the case of any portion of such period in which an applicable individual is enrolled in a public or private health insurance plan, the amount of any cost-sharing, including any deductibles, copayments, coinsurance or similar charges, that would otherwise be applicable under such plan, including with respect to prescription drug coverage under the plan; and (2) in the case of any portion of such period in which an applicable individual is uninsured, an amount equal to the amount that would be paid to the qualified provider for the same or equivalent items or services, including with respect to any inpatient or physician-administered drugs (and excluding outpatient prescription drugs or biologicals with respect to which coverage is provided under subsection (e)), under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). (b) Applicable health care items and services