US Congress House Bill 652 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD), beginning in FY2012, to increase a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided under TRICARE (a DOD managed care program) only if: (1) the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the Armed Forces are increased for the same year, and (2) the increase to TRICARE charges is not more than half the percentage by which amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act are increased for the same year.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program.

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-02-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/652/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr652/BILLS-112hr652ih.pdf