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- Last Action
- 5/3/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-01-19Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-19Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-01-19Introduced in House
- 2021-01-19Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-19 (00)
Veterans' True Choice Act of 2021
This bill allows covered veterans to receive coverage under TRICARE Select, a health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Veterans covered by this bill include those with service-connected disabilities, former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, those discharged from service due to disability, and those entitled to disability compensation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must reimburse DOD's costs of enrolling eligible veteran beneficiaries in the program.
A covered veteran may not concurrently receive medical care from DOD and the VA.
Cosponsors (15)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- C. Franklin (R-FL)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Military medicine
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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