Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021

Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021

This bill modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent under the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium. Additionally, the bill authorizes such coverage of dependents without a premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer sponsored plan.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 475 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 475

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage 
     under the TRICARE Young Adult Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2021

 Mrs. Luria (for herself and Mr. Waltz) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage 
     under the TRICARE Young Adult Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Fairness for Military 
Families Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPENDENT COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE YOUNG ADULT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 1110b of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended in subsection (b)--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively.
    (b) Elimination of Separate Premium for a Young Adult.--Section 
1110b of such title is further amended by striking subsection (c).
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1075(c)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b'' 
and inserting ``section 1076d or 1076e''.
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