HR 2371
116th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
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Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care
HEARTS Act of 2019
Introduced: April 25, 2019
Introduced by:
Thompson, Mike
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the HEARTS Act of 2019
This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees.
Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.