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HR 4341 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Child health Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to review TRICARE policy with respect to providing health care to children and determine how to improve such policy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 29, 2012 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress, among other things, that: (1) children of members of the Armed Forces deserve health-care practices and policies that are designed to meet their pediatric-specific needs and ensure and maintain their access to pediatric-specific treatment, providers, and facilities; and (2) the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) should meet the needs of such children, including those with special needs and chronic conditions.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to review the TRICARE program and make appropriate recommendations with respect to pediatric-specific health care and health care settings. Requires an initial and final report from the working group to the congressional defense and appropriations committees.

What's happening now July 10, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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