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HR 6573 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Prescription drugs

Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020

Introduced: May 22, 2020 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020

This bill allows the Department of Defense to waive cost-sharing requirements under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program during a declared national or public health emergency.

What's happening now April 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3979 Related bill TRICARE Prescription Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Aug 14, 2020
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 4, 2020
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 22, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 23, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 23, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 21, 2020
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 21, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Apr 21, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Apr 21, 2020
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 21, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6573: Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6573/
MLA
"H.R. 6573: Help Our Heroes Access Medicine Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6573/.
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H.R. 6573, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6573/.
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