H.R.4887 - TRICARE Affirmation Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that health coverage provided by the Department of Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that health coverage provided by the Department of Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage. as introduced.
  • Short: TRICARE Affirmation Act as passed house.
  • Short: TRICARE Affirmation Act as passed senate.
  • Short: TRICARE Affirmation Act as enacted.

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04/09/10
My Word: Vets can relax on reform

This exemption, HR 4887,pertained to the health-care coverage provided by the Defense Department to military service members, retirees and their families. ...

Source: Orlando Sentinel
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03/27/10
How they voted in Washington

CLASSIFYING DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PLANS: The House approved the TRICARE Affirmation Act (HR 4887) to classify Defense Department health care plans as minimal ...

Source: Gary Post Tribune
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03/25/10
Lawmakers fear health care reform could put TRICARE enrollees at risk

...Life and military veterans’ health care programs also satisfy requirements under the Webb measure. A companion bill in the House, H.R.4887, introduced by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo), was approved by the House on March 20

Source: Federal Computer Week | FCW
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03/24/10
Hoyer: House Reaffirms Commitment to Veterans

The first veterans' measure that passed in the last week – the TRICARE Affirmation Act (HR 4887) - made unequivocally clear that TRICARE and nonappropriated ...

Source: Bay Net
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03/23/10
RE: H.R.4887

introduced legislation, HR 4887, which would explicitly state that TRICARE and Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) health plans meet all the health care ...

Source: OnMilwaukee.com (blog)
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03/20/10
RE: H.R.4887

The exemption (HR 4887) applies to the health care coverage provided by the Defense Department to military service members, retirees and their families. ...

Source: GovExec.com
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