What This Bill Does
This bill changes the TRICARE Young Adult Program, which provides health insurance to military families. The bill expands who can get coverage and removes a separate premium charge for young adults.
Who It Affects
Young adult dependents (family members) of military service members who use TRICARE health insurance.
Key Provisions
• The bill removes one eligibility requirement from the TRICARE Young Adult Program (Sec. 2(a))
• The bill eliminates a separate premium that young adults had to pay for coverage (Sec. 2(b))
• The bill updates related health insurance rules to match these changes (Sec. 2(c))
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, one eligibility rule for TRICARE Young Adult coverage will be deleted. Young adults will no longer pay a separate premium for their TRICARE coverage. References to the TRICARE Young Adult Program will be removed from another part of the health insurance law.
Important Definitions
TRICARE is health insurance for military families and dependents.
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1045
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under
the TRICARE Young Adult Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia,
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. ROSS, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr.
MOULTON, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. PETERS, Mr. COHEN, Ms.
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. EVANS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI,
Mr. COSTA, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. TURNER, Ms. STEVENS,
Ms. WILD, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CASTEN,
Mr. ALLRED, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. MANNING, Mr. NEGUSE,
Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr.
FOSTER, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. LESKO, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs.
HAYES, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. ESPAILLAT,
and Mr. DUNN of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services
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 Representa-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Fairness
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for Military Families Act of 2023’’.
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SEC.
2.
IMPROVEMENTS
TO
DEPENDENT
COVERAGE
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UNDER TRICARE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM.
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(a) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1110b of
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title 10, United States Code, is amended in subsection
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(b)—
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(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
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paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
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(b) ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE PREMIUM FOR A
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YOUNG ADULT.—Section 1110b of such title is further
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amended by striking subsection (c).
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1075(c)(3)
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of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section 1076d,
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1076e, or 1110b’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1076d or
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1076e’’.
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