HR 779 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To remove certain restrictions on participation in the demonstration project conducted by the Secretary of Defense to provide health care for Medicare-eligible Department of Defense beneficiaries under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, and to extend the period for carrying out such project.

Introduced 2001-02-28· Sponsored by Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.(2001-04-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Revises a demonstration project under which the Secretary of Defense provides health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries of current and former military personnel under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program to: (1) remove the requirement that such a beneficiary must reside within one of the areas covered by the project; (2) extend such project from three to five years; and (3) require a military medical facility providing health care to a covered beneficiary to be reimbursed by the applicable FEHB health plan.…

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Cosponsors (14)

4 Democrats10 Republicans