H.R. 5403: To direct the Secretary of Defense to temporarily adjust the reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Secretary of Defense to temporarily adjust the reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), during FY2011-FY2012, to ensure that payment for services by an individual health care professional located in Alaska for which a claim is submitted under TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program) is in an amount determined to be appropriate under the reimbursement rules that apply to payments for similar services under the VA Alaska Fee Schedule used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense and appropriations committees on the rates for reimbursing TRICARE claims in Alaska.

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Official text

To direct the Secretary of Defense to temporarily adjust the reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5403.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5403 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111