Military Health Care Protection Act

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

2/15/2007--Introduced.
Military Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that:
(1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed obligation to provide health benefits to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to their employees;
(2) DOD has many additional options to constrain the growth of health care spending in ways that do not disadvantage retirees, and should pursue such options rather than seeking large fee increases for retirees and their dependents; and
(3) any percentage increase in health care fees, deductibles, or copayments for retirees and their families, and for members of the Selected Reserve currently serving on active duty and their families, should not exceed the percentage increase in military retired pay or basic pay, respectively. Limits to the previous percentage increase in retired or basic pay the authorized annual fee increase under:
(1) the DOD pharmacy benefits program; and
(2) certain premiums and other charges under the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program). Prohibits:
(1) charges for DOD inpatient care from exceeding $535 per day after March 31, 2006 (currently, during the period beginning on April 1, 2006, and ending on September 30, 2007);
(2) charging an enrollment fee under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); and
(3) a person from being denied a claim due to failure to enroll.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
• and 21 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
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Committees

• Senate Armed Services

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.604

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 15, 2007

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• Feb 15, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
• Feb 15, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2025-2026)
• Introduced on Feb 15, 2007.
• Feb 15, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2025-2026)

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Related Issue Areas:

• Defense policy
• Armed forces
• Armed forces reserves
• Coinsurance
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• Drugs
• Families
• Fees
• Finance
• Health policy
• Insurance premiums
• Managed care
• Medical care
• Medical economics
• Medicine
• Military dependents
• Military medicine
• Military pensions
• Pensions
• Prescription pricing
• Retired military personnel
• Retiree health benefits
• Survivors' benefits
• Veterans

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February 16, 2007 Senators move to cap Tricare fee increases

The bill, S 604, would not be binding, however. It asks but does not demand that the fee increases be limited, leaving open the possibility that the ...

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March 17, 2008 Legislative Alert #07-01

Contact your members of Congress and alert them to this situation and urge them to support legislation (S.604) introduced by Senator’s Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Chuck Hagel (R-NB), “The Military Health Care Protection Act.вЂ

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March 01, 2008 Military Retirees Benefits Fee Hike (Proposed)

The world’s largest military and economic superpower can afford to pay for both weapons and military health care. Please cosponsor S. 604 (Sens. Lautenberg and Hagel) or HR 579 (Reps. Edwards and Jones) to establish reasonable standards ...

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March 01, 2008 Military Retirees Benefits Fee Hike (Proposed)

The world’s largest military and economic superpower can afford to pay for both weapons and military health care. Please cosponsor S. 604 (Sens. Lautenberg and Hagel) or HR 579 (Reps. Edwards and Jones) to establish reasonable standards ...

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