Sec. 739. Study on requirement for certain former members of the Armed Forces to enroll in Medicare Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Security shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the requirement that a covered individual enroll in the supplementary medical insurance program under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) in order to be eligible for TRICARE for Life. The study under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An analysis of whether the requirement described in such subsection affects covered individuals from returning to work. The number of individuals who— are retired from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code; are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to receiving benefits for 24 months as described in subparagraph
(A)or
(C)of section 226(b)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 426(b)(2) ); and because of such entitlement, are no longer enrolled in TRICARE Standard, TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Extra, or TRICARE Select. The number of covered individuals who would potentially enroll in TRICARE for Life but not enroll in the supplementary medical insurance program under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) if able. In this section: The term covered individual means an individual— who is under 65 years of age; who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to subparagraph
(A)or
(C)of section 226(b)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 426(b)(2) ); whose entitlement to a benefit described in subparagraph
(A)of such section has terminated due to performance of substantial gainful activity; and who is retired under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code. The terms TRICARE for Life , TRICARE Extra , TRICARE Standard , TRICARE Select , and TRICARE Prime have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
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Sec. 739
Study on requirement for certain former members of the Armed Forces to enroll in Medicare Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life
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