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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Introduced: February 11, 2015 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 11, 2015
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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act

Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period.

Requires DOD to: (1) submit to the Internal Revenue Service information on each TRICARE-eligible individual who makes such election for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility for a health savings account; and (2) report to Congress, annually, on elections by TRICARE-eligible individuals under this Act.

What's happening now February 11, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 868 Identical bill Veterans TRICARE Choice Act
  • HR 5458 Related bill Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 448: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-448/
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"S. 448: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-448/.
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