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S 2276 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Hospital care Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents

Caring for America's Heroes Act

Introduced: May 1, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 1, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caring for America's Heroes Act - Eliminates the limit on the number of days each year inpatient mental health services may be provided to military dependents under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program (a DOD managed care program).

Eliminates the need for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to obtain: (1) a nonavailability statement or preauthorization to receive mental health services from a civilian provider, or (2) a nonavailability statement to receive mental health services in specialized treatment facilities outside the 200-mile radius of a military medical treatment facility.

What's happening now May 1, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4656 Related bill Caring for America's Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 20, 2014
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 1, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2276: Caring for America's Heroes Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2276/
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