National Guard and Reserve Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2176
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]
Introduced: 2003-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Coinsurance
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Health insurance continuation
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Military dependents
Military medicine
Military pay
National Guard
Payroll deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: National Guard and Reserve Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2003 - Makes members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve eligible for either the Prime or Standard option of the TRICARE Program (a Department of Defense managed health care program), allowing for either self-coverage or self-and-family coverage. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) provide at least one open enrollment period each year for such members; and (2) charge applicable premiums, deductibles, and copayments for such coverage.
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay the applicable premium to continue in force any qualified health plan coverage for a reserve member (and his or her dependents) while the member is serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order issued during a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. Requires the continuation of COBRA coverage during such period. Prohibits simultaneous coverage under both the qualified health plan and TRICARE.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
action_date: 2003-07-18
text: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
action_date: 2003-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2003-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-05-20
text: Introduced in House