Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act
Summary
Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (or the military departments) from attempting to collect a debt owed by a civilian not covered under TRICARE for certain emergency medical treatment at a military medical treatment facility. The bill also prohibits a military medical treatment facility from charging any fee for certain emergency medical treatment provided to a civilian who is not covered under TRICARE, or a third-party payer of such civilian (e.g., Medicare).
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 1, 2022
Last action Dec 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Dec 1, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
upper
Dec 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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