H.R. 2371
Referred to CommitteeHEARTS Act of 2019
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
4/26/2019 • House
Summary
Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the HEARTS Act of 2019
This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees.
Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
Introduced in House • 4/25/2019
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Originated in the House
Introduced
April 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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