S 476
111th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs
Care Affordability for Military Families Act
Introduced: February 25, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Care Affordability for Military Families Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a covered beneficiary under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) for travel expenses when such beneficiary is referred by a primary care physician to a specialty care provider located more than 50 (under current law, more than 100) miles from the primary care location.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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