House votes to exempt TRICARE from health reform bill (3/21/10) -- GovExec.com
By Katherine McIntire Peters kpeters@govexec.com March 21, 2010House lawmakers over the weekend voted to protect TRICARE and Defense non-appropriated fund health care beneficiaries from unintended consequences of national health reform.
The exemption (H.R. 4887) applies to the health care coverage provided by the Defense Department to military service members, retirees and their families. It clarifies the tax code to stipulate that coverage provided by Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage, ensuring that service members and their families will not need to purchase additional coverage to meet new health insurance requirements.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
House votes to exempt TRICARE from health reform bill (3/21/10) -- GovExec.com
So if this is such a great bill, why exempt the military? Or themselves, for that matter.
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