HR 1500
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.
Introduced: March 19, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to permit an affected eligible beneficiary who was enrolled in TRICARE Prime as of September 30, 2013, and as of December 25, 2013, resided farther than 100 miles from a military medical treatment facility, to make the one-time election to continue TRICARE Prime coverage.
Makes this Act effective as if included in the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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