HEARTS Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2371| House
| Updated: 4/26/2019
Mike Thompson
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (1)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Health
CancerCongressional oversightHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMilitary medicineVeterans' medical care
HEARTS Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2371| House
| Updated: 4/26/2019
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mike Thompson
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (1)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
CancerCongressional oversightHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMilitary medicineVeterans' medical care