HR 4341 · 112th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to review TRICARE policy with respect to providing health care to children and determine how to improve such policy, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2012-03-29· Sponsored by Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(2012-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress, among other things, that: (1) children of members of the Armed Forces deserve health-care practices and policies that are designed to meet their pediatric-specific needs and ensure and maintain their access to pediatric-specific treatment, providers, and facilities; and (2) the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) should meet the needs of such children, including those with special needs and chronic conditions. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to review the TRICARE program and make appropriate recommendations with respect to pediatric-specific health care and health care settings. Requires an initial and final report from the working group to the congressional defense and appropriations committees.…

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Cosponsors (9)

5 Democrats4 Republicans