HR 6635
112th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
TRICARE Protection Act
Introduced: December 5, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Became law
Dec 5, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 5, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
TRICARE Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees setting forth Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the future availability of TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program) for eligible beneficiaries in all TRICARE regions.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify beneficiaries whom the Secretary determines will not retain primary care provider access under newly awarded TRICARE contracts, and (2) implement a plan to ensure that such beneficiaries will retain access that meets TRICARE access standards.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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