Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2023

Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2023

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 an additional premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored plan.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 956 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 956

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 23, 2023

  Mr. Kelly (for himself, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Warren) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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.

    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 2023''.

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

    (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Subsection (b) of section 1110b of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (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.--Such 
section is further amended by striking subsection (c).
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1075(c)(3) of such title is 
amended by striking ``section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b'' and inserting 
``section 1076d or 1076e''.
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