[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03633]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Fiscal Year 2020 Cost of Inpatient Hospital and Medical Care 
Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment 
Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable 
Third Persons

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice.

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    By virtue of the authority vested in the President by 42 U.S.C. 
2652, the rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates 
are for use in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable 
third persons for the inpatient medical services furnished by military 
treatment facilities through the Department of Defense. They are the 
same rates as the inpatient third party reimbursement rates that were 
set on October 1, 2019 for billing medical insurers, but require a 
different approval authority for the purpose of billing for tort 
liability. The rates were established in accordance with the 
requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full 
cost of all services provided. The fiscal year 2020 inpatient medical 
rates referenced are effective for billing tort liability upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in 
effect until further notice. Previously published outpatient medical 
and dental, and cosmetic surgery rates remain in effect until further 
notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of 
the rates is posted at Health.mil website in the Defense Health Agency 
Uniform Business Office section (http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Business-Support/Uniform-Business-Office/Billing/Medical-Affirmative-Claims).

Robert S. Fairweather,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2021-03633 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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