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A bill to amend title 10, United State Code, to allow certain institutions that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program…

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A bill to amend title 10, United State Code, to allow certain institutions that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.

Introduced: September 13, 1988 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Sep 19, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Sep 13, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 13, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to exempt a patient from paying his share of charges for inpatient medical and dental care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) if the hospital to which the patient is admitted does not impose a legal obligation on any of its patients to pay for inpatient care.

Permits the Secretary to make payments for a charge for services submitted under a plan contracted for under CHAMPUS to a hospital that does not impose a legal obligation on any of its patients to pay for such services. States that such payments may not exceed the average amount paid for comparable services in the geographic area in which such hospital is located. Requires the Secretary to review the billing practices of hospitals receiving such payments to ensure that such practices are not increasing the Government's costs.

What's happening now September 19, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5286: A bill to amend title 10, United State Code, to allow certain institutions that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5286/
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"H.R. 5286: A bill to amend title 10, United State Code, to allow certain institutions that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5286/.
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H.R. 5286, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5286/.
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[H.R. 5286: A bill to amend title 10, United State Code, to allow certain institutions that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5286/)
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