HEARTS Act of 2019

Summary

Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act of 2019 or the HEARTS Act of 2019 This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.

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Timeline

1. 25 April 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 25 April 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 April 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 26 April 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 April 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 April 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 April 2019

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Sponsors

• Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
• A. Ferguson · R · Sponsor
• · hsas00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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