H.R. 254 · 118th Congress
TRICARE Equality Act
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This bill addresses the administration of Department of Defense (DOD) health care programs and benefits in Puerto Rico.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 10, 2023
TRICARE Equality Act
This bill addresses the administration of Department of Defense (DOD) health care programs and benefits in Puerto Rico.
Specifically, the bill requires DOD to treat the administration of TRICARE Prime availability in Puerto Rico in a similar manner as a state.
The bill also requires DOD to ensure that, in providing travel and transportation allowances related to specialty medical treatment, individuals located in Puerto Rico are eligible to receive such allowances.
The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office must coordinate with the Department of Health of Puerto Rico to share health information through the Joint Health Information Exchange.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: TRICARE Equality Act
Latest action (Jan 10, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 10, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.