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S.1639: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense with reimbursement from the medicare program for health care services provided to medicare-eligible beneficiaries under TRICARE.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced March 21, 1996
- Latest Major Action March 21, 1996
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
9 (3 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to enter into an agreement to carry out a demonstration project under which the HHS Secretary reimburses the Secretary on a capitated basis, from the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, for certain health care services provided by the Secretary to Medicare-eligible military beneficiaries through the TRICARE...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| March 21, 1996 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Joseph Dole (R-Kan.) |