HR 3697
106th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Access to health care
Coinsurance
Commerce
Drugs
Drugstores
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health insurance
Mail-order business
Managed care
Medical economics
Medicare
Military dependents
Military medicine
Retired military personnel
Retiree health benefits
Social Welfare
To provide for participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in Department of Defense pharmacy programs.
Introduced: February 16, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 13, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 16, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense to expand and make permanent a demonstration project which allows individuals eligible for medical care and services under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to obtain pharmaceuticals by mail in order to permit individuals who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and who are members or former members of the armed forces, dependents of certain former members, or dependents of members who died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days to participate in the project. Requires the Secretary to modify each managed health care program which includes a managed care network of community retail pharmacies in order to supply pharmaceuticals to the above individuals.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1