United States · Bill · S
S. 476 (111th)
Care Affordability for Military Families Act
Introduced
25 February 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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14 August 2025
Summary
Care Affordability for Military Families Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a covered beneficiary under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) for travel expenses when such beneficiary is referred by a primary care physician to a specialty care provider located more than 50 (under current law, more than 100) miles from the primary care location.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/476
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/476