H.R. 2371 · 116th Congress
HEARTS Act of 2019
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Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the HEARTS Act of 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 25, 2019
Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the HEARTS Act of 2019
This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees.
Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: HEARTS Act of 2019
Also known as: Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019
Latest action (Apr 26, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 25, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.