TRICARE Retiree Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-3102
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-05-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TRICARE Retiree Protection Act</b> </p> <p>This bill authorizes a covered beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Select to reenroll in TRICARE Select at any time during 2021. Covered beneficiaries are those in the retired category who (1) enrolled in TRICARE Select as of December 31, 2020, (2) did not establish a monthly enrollment fee payment during the 2020 TRICARE Open Season, and (3) submit an assertion that they did not receive notice regarding the process to enroll in and establish a monthly enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select for 2021.</p> <p>A covered beneficiary who reenrolls in TRICARE Select must, at the time of enrollment, pay a portion of the annual enrollment fee and establish a monthly enrollment fee payment for the remaining months of 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3102 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2021 Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To allow certain retiree beneficiaries to reenroll in, and establish monthly enrollment fee payment for, TRICARE Select at any time during 2021, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TRICARE Retiree Protection Act . 2. Reenrollment and establishment of monthly enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select by certain retiree beneficiaries (a) In general If the Secretary of Defense determines, based on an assertion submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(3), that a covered beneficiary described in subsection (b) has not received covered notice, such covered beneficiary may, at any time during 2021, reenroll in TRICARE Select. (b) Covered beneficiaries A covered beneficiary described in this subsection is any covered beneficiary in the retired category who— (1) is enrolled in TRICARE Select as of December 31, 2020; (2) during the 2020 TRICARE Open Season, did not establish monthly enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select for 2021; and (3) submits to the Secretary an assertion that the covered beneficiary has not received covered notice. (c) Reenrollment requirements (1) In general A covered beneficiary who reenrolls in TRICARE Select pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at the time of reenrollment— (A) pay a portion of the annual enrollment fee for TRICARE Select for 2021 equal to— (i) the monthly enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select during 2021 applicable to the covered beneficiary; multiplied by (ii) the number of months in 2021 that have elapsed as of the date of reenrollment; and (B) establish monthly enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select during 2021 for the remaining months of 2021. (2) Partial month For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the month in which a covered beneficiary reenrolls in TRICARE Select shall be treated as a full month. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms covered beneficiary and TRICARE program have the meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term covered beneficiary in the retired category means any covered beneficiary enrolled in TRICARE Select in the retired category under section 1075(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term covered notice means notice regarding the process to enroll in, and establish monthly enrollment fee payment for, TRICARE Select for 2021. (4) The term TRICARE Select means the option under the TRICARE program established pursuant to section 1075 of title 10, United States Code. (5) The term 2020 TRICARE Open Season means the period in 2020 for enrollment in and election of options regarding participation in the TRICARE program during 2021, namely the period beginning November 9, 2020, and ending December 14, 2020.