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HR 2243 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health care costs and insurance Medicare Military medicine Veterans' medical care

HEARTS Act

Introduced: April 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act or the HEARTS Act

This bill extends TRICARE eligibility to certain former members of the Armed Forces regardless of whether they enroll (as required under current law) in Medicare's supplementary medical insurance program. Specifically, the bill applies to former members who are: (1) younger than 65 years of age, (2) medically retired from the Armed Forces, and (3) entitled to Medicare hospital insurance benefits on the basis of their former entitlement to disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act.

Furthermore, these former members shall not be subject to late-enrollment penalties under Medicare's supplemental medical insurance program.

The Department of Defense must coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) identify former members to which the bill applies, (2) counsel those former members on the effects of declining to enroll in Medicare's supplemental medical insurance program, and (3) report to Congress on specified issues related to the bill's implementation.

What's happening now May 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2