[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5403 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5403

     To direct the Secretary of Defense to temporarily adjust the 
           reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2010

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Secretary of Defense to temporarily adjust the 
           reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska.

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

SECTION 1. TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR TRICARE 
              CLAIMS IN ALASKA.

    (a) TRICARE Rates.--Notwithstanding section 1079(h) of title 10, 
United States Code, during the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and 
ending on September 30, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that payment for a charge for services by an individual health care 
professional (or other noninstitutional health care provider) located 
in Alaska for which a claim is submitted under a plan contracted for 
under section 1079(a) of such title shall be equal to an amount 
determined to be appropriate, to the extent practicable, in accordance 
with the same reimbursement rules as apply to payments for similar 
services under the VA Alaska Fee Schedule used by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 17.56(d) of title 38, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
    (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in 
section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code), a report on the 
rates for reimbursing TRICARE claims in Alaska, including a comparison 
of the rates paid during the period described in subsection (a) and the 
rates paid before such period.
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