HR 214 United States House · 118th Congress

Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023

HR 214, the Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023, allows veterans with service-connected disabilities to choose TRICARE Select over VA health care. It creates a new category of "covered veteran beneficiaries" who can enroll in TRICARE Select during the annual open enrollment period, with cost-sharing based on their disability status - not their military service date. The bill requires the VA and Defense Departments to establish a reimbursement agreement for these enrollments and mandates quarterly reports to Congress on implementation. This change directly affects veterans who qualify for TRICARE only through this new provision, giving them a formal choice between VA care and TRICARE Select.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Jan 2023

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Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Last action Jan 9, 2023

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Jan 9, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

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Jan 9, 2023

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1 primary · 14 co-sponsors