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HR 1285 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insurance Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care

Military Health Care Affordability Act

Introduced: November 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 31, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Health Care Affordability Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) so long as the United States sends men and women into battle, the United States will be faithful to care for them upon their return; (2) as the veteran answered the call of duty, so too, is the United States duty-bound to answer the call of the veteran; and (3) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have the tools and ingenuity to provide continued excellent health care without increasing TRICARE payments from the veteran before fiscal year 2014.

Extends through FY2013 (under current law, through FY2011) the prohibition on increases in certain health care costs and restrictions on health benefit adjustments for members of the Armed Forces, retirees, and their dependents, including charges and premiums under TRICARE (a DOD managed care program) and cost-sharing requirements under the DOD pharmacy benefits program.

What's happening now May 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1285: Military Health Care Affordability Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1285/
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"H.R. 1285: Military Health Care Affordability Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1285/.
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H.R. 1285, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1285/.
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