Sec. 707. Improvements to military-civilian partnerships to increase access to health care and readiness
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Subsection
(a)of section 1096 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense may enter into a partnership agreement between facilities of the uniformed services and local or regional health care systems if the Secretary determines that such an agreement would— result in the delivery of health care to which covered beneficiaries are entitled under this chapter— in a more effective, efficient, or economical manner; and at a level of quality at least comparable to the quality of services beneficiaries would receive from a military medical treatment facility; or provide members of the armed forces with additional training opportunities to maintain readiness requirements. . Such section 1096 is further amended— by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsections: In entering into an agreement under subsection
(a)between a facility of the uniformed services and a local or regional health care system, the Secretary shall— identify and analyze— the health care delivery options provided by the local or regional health care system; and the health care services provided by the facility; assess— how such agreement affects the delivery of health care at the facility and the readiness of the members of the uniformed services; the viability of the agreement with respect to succeeding on a long-term basis in the local community of the facility; and the cost efficiency and effectiveness of the agreement; and consult with— the Secretary concerned; representatives from such facility, including the leadership of the installation at which the facility is located, the leadership of the facility, and covered beneficiaries at such installation; the TRICARE managed care support contractor with responsibility for such facility; officials of the Federal, State, and local governments, as appropriate; and representatives from the local or regional health care system. The Secretary shall ensure that an agreement entered into under subsection
(a)between a facility of the uniformed services and a local or regional health care system is developed by a consortium representing the community of the facility and such health care system. The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate each agreement entered into under subsection
(a)on a biennial basis to— assess whether the agreement provides increased access to health care for covered beneficiaries; assess the training opportunities to maintain readiness requirements provided pursuant to such agreement; and determine whether such agreement should continue. . Subsection
(g)of such section 1096, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking up to $500 of .