HR 806
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Government information and archives
Medicare
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Prescription drugs
TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program Act
Introduced: February 3, 2009
Introduced by:
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Republican
· Florida
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 3, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a two-year pilot program to: (1) educate beneficiaries about the mail-order pharmacy available under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program); and (2) motivate such beneficiaries to increase their mail-order pharmacy use.
Requires the program to include at least 2,000 eligible beneficiaries in each TRICARE region, of whom at least 1,000 in each region shall be enrolled in Medicare Part B.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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