Sec. 722. Pilot program on health care assistance system
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The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide a health care assistance service to certain covered beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select to improve the health outcomes and patient experience for covered beneficiaries with complex medical conditions. The pilot program under subsection
(a)may include the following elements: Assisting families with complex medical conditions to understand and use the health benefits under the TRICARE program. Supporting such families in accessing and navigating the health care delivery system. Providing such families with information to allow the families to make informed decisions with health care providers. Improving the health outcomes for such families. The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for an amount of time determined appropriate by the Secretary during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2018. Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing an evaluation of the success of the pilot program under subsection (a), including an analysis of the implementation of the elements under subsection (b). In this section, the terms covered beneficiary , TRICARE Prime , TRICARE program , and TRICARE Select have the meaning given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.