H.R. 873

Summary

H.R. 873, to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the TRICARE program based on the location at which such care or services were provided, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Richard McCormick (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 873 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 873 IH: To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the TRICARE program based on the location at which such care or services were provided.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 873  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. McCormick  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the TRICARE program based on the location at which such care or services were provided.
1.
TRICARE reimbursement rates
(a)
Rates
Section 1097b(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by inserting  and paragraph (3)(A)  after  Subject to paragraph (2) ; and
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking  In establishing  and inserting the following:
(A)
(i)
Except as provided by paragraph (1), if the Secretary may determine among more than one reimbursement rate to pay a health care provider for care or services provided under the TRICARE program, the Secretary shall pay the lowest rate authorized for such care or services.
(ii)
The Secretary shall establish reimbursement rates for care or services paid to health care providers under the TRICARE program that are specific with respect to the following locations at which the care or services were provided (regardless of the location of the headquarters of the health care provider):
(I)
An inpatient hospital.
(II)
An on-campus hospital outpatient department.
(III)
An off-campus hospital outpatient department.
(IV)
An ambulatory surgical center.
(V)
The office of a physician.
(iii)
The Secretary shall ensure that a claim for reimbursement includes a unique, geographically specific national provider identifier code that identifies the location of the provider as described in clause (ii).
(B)
In establishing
  .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2026.

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the TRICARE program based on the location at which such care or services were provided.

Sponsors

Rep. Richard McCormick (R) sponsors H.R. 873, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Richard McCormick

Rep. · R–GA-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 11, 2025

Paul Gosar

Rep. · R–AZ-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 25, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 873 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 873 has taken 2 actions since Jan 31, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 873 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 873 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the TRICARE program based on the location at which such care or services were provided. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the TRICARE program based on the location at which such care or services were provided. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 873 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Constitution, Defense, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Foreign Relations, Health Issues.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 873 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 873’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 873 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health care costs and insurance to Military medicine.

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