A message from Congressman John Kline’s office (Minnesota -2nd District) …
Yesterday, Congressman Kline introduced H.R. 1500 – “Keep Faith with TRICARE Prime Act.” Congressman Kline’s legislation would ensure we keep our promises to provide the best quality and most cost efficient health care for our military retirees.
In 2013, DOD eliminated TRICARE Prime for retirees who lived farther than 40 miles from a Military Treatment Facility. In response, Congressman Kline introduced legislation to roll-back these changes and was able to ease some of the burdens of the change in the FY14 NDAA. Unfortunately, the legislation did not provide all retirees negatively impacted the option to retain TRICARE Prime, to include 4,000 Minnesotans.
Congressman Kline’s bill gives all retirees who lived 100 miles or more from an MTF on the date the President signed the FY14 NDAA the chance to get back on TRICARE Prime. The legislation will ensure we keep our promises to our veterans.
The legislation is cosponsored by: Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH).