HR 6886 · 115th Congress · Health

HEARTS Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-09-25· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2018-10-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2018 or the HEARTS Act of 2018 This 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 6886, HEARTS Act of 2018

Nov 16, 2018

As passed by the House of Representatives on September 28, 2018

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Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]IN
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS