3.0.0 604 2023-01-11T19:58:02Z 2023-01-11T19:58:02Z Senate S S 2007-02-15 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-15T17:44:37Z 2007-02-15 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2026-2027) IntroReferral 2007-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2025-2026) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-02-15 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-02-15 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-02-15 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-03-20 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-03-22 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-03-26 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-03-27 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-04-10 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-04-10 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-04-18 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-04-19 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-05-01 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-05-01 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-05-04 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-05-09 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-06-21 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-06-21 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-07-19 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-09-05 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2007-09-05 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2008-04-14 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-07-08 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2008-07-11 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2008-07-17 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-07-17 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2008-07-24 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2008-07-25 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-07-25 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-07-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Coinsurance Drugs Families Fees Finance and Financial Sector Health Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Managed care Medical economics Military dependents Military medicine Military pensions Prescription pricing Retired military personnel Retiree health benefits Survivors' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-16T19:30:32Z Military Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed obligation to provide health benefits to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to their employees; (2) DOD has many additional options to constrain the growth of health care spending in ways that do not disadvantage retirees, and should pursue such options rather than seeking large fee increases for retirees and their dependents; and (3) any percentage increase in health care fees, deductibles, or copayments for retirees and their families, and for members of the Selected Reserve currently serving on active duty and their families, should not exceed the percentage increase in military retired pay or basic pay, respectively.

Limits to the previous percentage increase in retired or basic pay the authorized annual fee increase under: (1) the DOD pharmacy benefits program; and (2) certain premiums and other charges under the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program).

Prohibits: (1) charges for DOD inpatient care from exceeding $535 per day after March 31, 2006 (currently, during the period beginning on April 1, 2006, and ending on September 30, 2007); (2) charging an enrollment fee under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); and (3) a person from being denied a claim due to failure to enroll.

]]> Military Health Care Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Military Health Care Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Military Health Care Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s604is/xml/BILLS-110s604is.xml 2007-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2026-2027) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.