Defense Department,
As required by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA-23), this rule reduces financial harm to civilians who are not covered beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS), and who receive healthcare services at DoD military medical treatment facilities (MTF). The rulemaking implements the MHS Modified Payment and Waiver Program (MPWP) through which the DoD applies a sliding fee scale and/or a catastrophic fee waiver to medical invoices of certain non-beneficiaries and accepts payments from health insurers of non-beneficiaries as full payment except for copays, coinsurance, deductibles, nominal fees and non- covered services.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Office of the Secretary 32 CFR Part 220 [Docket ID: DoD-2022-HA-0054] RIN 0720-AB87 AGENCY: Defense Health Agency (DHA), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: As required by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA-23), this rule reduces financial harm to civilians who are not covered beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS), and who receive healthcare services at DoD military medical treatment facilities (MTF). The rulemaking implements the MHS Modified Payment and Waiver Program (MPWP) through which the DoD applies a sliding fee scale and/or a catastrophic fee waiver to medical invoices of certain non-beneficiaries and accepts payments from health insurers of non-beneficiaries as full payment except for copays, coinsurance, deductibles, nominal fees and non-covered services. DATES: This rulemaking is effective on March 9, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Merlyn Jenkins, phone number: (703) 681-8812, mailing address: Office of the Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Health Resources Management and Policy, 1200 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1200; email address: merlyn.jenkins.civ@health.mil . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NDAA-23 also grants the Director of DHA discretionary authority to waive assessment of medical fees of non-beneficiaries when the healthcare provided enhances the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) of healthcare providers, as determined b…
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Citation: 91 FR 5303
