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HR 1357 105th Congress House

Medicare Subvention Fairness Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense wi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense with reimbursement from the Medicare Program for health care services provided to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under the TRICARE program.

Introduced: September 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 25, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 25, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 23, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 16, 1997
Referred to House National Security
Apr 16, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Apr 16, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 16, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Apr 16, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Subvention Fairness Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to enter into an agreement to carry out a demonstration project under which the HHS Secretary reimburses the Secretary on a capitated basis, from the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, for certain health care services provided by the Secretary to Medicare-eligible military beneficiaries through the TRICARE Program (a managed health care program of the Department of Defense). Outlines project requirements. Requires annual joint reports from the Secretaries to the Congress on the demonstration project. Directs the Comptroller General, at the end of each year in which the project is carried out, to determine and submit to the Congress a report on the extent, if any, to which the costs of the Secretary under the TRICARE Program and the HHS Secretary under the Medicare Program have increased as a result of the project.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 4, 1997
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 4, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1357: Medicare Subvention Fairness Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1357/
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"H.R. 1357: Medicare Subvention Fairness Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1357/.
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H.R. 1357, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1357/.
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