Sec. 758. REPORT ON BILLING PRACTICES FOR HEALTH CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 758 REPORT ON BILLING PRACTICES FOR HEALTH CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###

(a)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the billing practices of the Department of Defense for care received under the TRICARE program or at military medical treatment facilities. ####

(2)Elements The report required by paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)A description of the extent to which data is being collected and maintained on whether beneficiaries under the TRICARE program have other forms of health insurance. #####

(B)A description of the extent to which the Secretary of Defense has implemented the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to improve collections of third-party payments for care at military medical treatment facilities and a description of the impact such implementation has had on such beneficiaries. #####

(C)A description of the extent to which the process used by managed care support contractors under the TRICARE program to adjudicate third-party liability claims is efficient and effective, including with respect to communication with such beneficiaries. ###

(b)TRICARE Program Defined In this section, the term “TRICARE program” has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. ## Subtitle E Mental Health Services From Department of Veterans Affairs for Members of Reserve Components