Notice of Two-Year Extension of TRICARE Co-Pay Waiver at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Demonstration Project, 51450-51451 [2018-22184]
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Notice of Two-Year Extension of
TRICARE Co-Pay Waiver at Captain
James A. Lovell Federal Health Care
Center Demonstration Project
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of two-year extension of
TRICARE co-pay waiver at Captain
James A. Lovell Federal Health Care
Center demonstration project.
AGENCY:
This notice is to advise
interested parties of a two-year
extension of a demonstration project
entitled ‘‘TRICARE Co-Pay Waiver at
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health
Care Center (FHCC) Demonstration
Project.’’ The original waiver notice was
published on September 27, 2010.
DATES: This two-year extension is
effective from October 1, 2018 to
September 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael Bouchard, Director, DoD/VA
Program Coordination Office, Defense
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For additional information on the
TRICARE co-pay waiver demonstration
at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal
Health Care Center (FHCC)
demonstration project, please see 75 FR
59237–59238. Under this
demonstration, there would be no
deductibles, cost shares, or co-pays for
eligible beneficiaries seeking care at the
FHCC, under the authority of 10 U.S.C.
1092(a)(1)(B). The original
demonstration notice explained that the
co-pay waiver demonstration would be
used to determine if increased
utilization at FHCC actually occurred as
a result of eliminated co-payments,
which would in turn influence
decisions regarding financial integration
at future Department of Defense (DoD)/
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
models of this nature. A report on the
demonstration project concluded that
utilization increased at FHCC during the
time of the co-pay waiver demonstration
project. Admission and encounter
utilization data from 2010 to 2014
shows that DoD utilization of FHCC
increased significantly. This
demonstration is integral to the success
of the integration effort at FHCC;
without it, FHCC would see a marked
reduction in DoD beneficiaries.
B. Description of Extension of
Demonstration Project
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SUMMARY:
A. Background
Under this demonstration, DoD has
waived TRICARE co-payments for DoD
beneficiaries seen at the FHCC. The
National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2010
Section 1701 requires a report to
Congress evaluating the exercise of
authorities in that title at FHCC. That
report was delivered on July 26, 2016,
and recommends continuation of the
FHCC demonstration project. Therefore,
DoD submitted a legislative proposal to
amend section 1705 of NDAA 2010 to
clarify language that access to care
under section 1705 should apply to the
entire joint facility and not limited to
the DoD assets within the facility. If
approved, this amendment would be a
permanent solution that will negate the
requirement for further extensions to the
TRICARE co-pay waiver demonstration
project.
In order to allow seamless
continuation of services to DoD
beneficiaries at FHCC, the TRICARE copay waiver is also extended through
September 30, 2020 to align with
modification of language to FY 2010
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NDAA made in FY 2019 NDAA. This
waiver applies to all inpatient,
outpatient, and ancillary services, and
all outpatient prescription drugs
provided at FHCC. This waiver is
consistent with current policies and
procedures followed at all military
treatment facilities. According to an
Independent Government Cost Estimate
(IGCE), the estimated two-year impact
for the co-pay waiver in FY2019 and
FY2020 is $305,985.
C. Evaluation
An independent evaluation was
performed and determined that without
this waiver, DoD beneficiary utilization
of the FHCC in North Chicago would
have significantly decreased. Since DoD
and VA have recommended to Congress
to continue the demonstration project,
DoD will continue to pursue a
permanent solution regarding DoD
beneficiary co-pays that will ensure DoD
beneficiaries are not levied cost shares,
as FHCC represents the former Naval
Hospital Great Lakes.
Dated: October 5, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Two-Year Extension of TRICARE Co-Pay Waiver at Captain
James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Demonstration Project
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of two-year extension of TRICARE co-pay waiver at
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center demonstration
project.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested parties of a two-year
extension of a demonstration project entitled ``TRICARE Co-Pay Waiver
at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC)
Demonstration Project.'' The original waiver notice was published on
September 27, 2010.
DATES: This two-year extension is effective from October 1, 2018 to
September 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Bouchard, Director, DoD/VA
Program Coordination Office, Defense Health Agency, Telephone 703-275-
6300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For additional information on the TRICARE co-pay waiver
demonstration at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
(FHCC) demonstration project, please see 75 FR 59237-59238. Under this
demonstration, there would be no deductibles, cost shares, or co-pays
for eligible beneficiaries seeking care at the FHCC, under the
authority of 10 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(B). The original demonstration notice
explained that the co-pay waiver demonstration would be used to
determine if increased utilization at FHCC actually occurred as a
result of eliminated co-payments, which would in turn influence
decisions regarding financial integration at future Department of
Defense (DoD)/Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) models of this
nature. A report on the demonstration project concluded that
utilization increased at FHCC during the time of the co-pay waiver
demonstration project. Admission and encounter utilization data from
2010 to 2014 shows that DoD utilization of FHCC increased
significantly. This demonstration is integral to the success of the
integration effort at FHCC; without it, FHCC would see a marked
reduction in DoD beneficiaries.
B. Description of Extension of Demonstration Project
Under this demonstration, DoD has waived TRICARE co-payments for
DoD beneficiaries seen at the FHCC. The National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2010 Section 1701 requires a report to
Congress evaluating the exercise of authorities in that title at FHCC.
That report was delivered on July 26, 2016, and recommends continuation
of the FHCC demonstration project. Therefore, DoD submitted a
legislative proposal to amend section 1705 of NDAA 2010 to clarify
language that access to care under section 1705 should apply to the
entire joint facility and not limited to the DoD assets within the
facility. If approved, this amendment would be a permanent solution
that will negate the requirement for further extensions to the TRICARE
co-pay waiver demonstration project.
In order to allow seamless continuation of services to DoD
beneficiaries at FHCC, the TRICARE co-pay waiver is also extended
through September 30, 2020 to align with modification of language to FY
2010
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NDAA made in FY 2019 NDAA. This waiver applies to all inpatient,
outpatient, and ancillary services, and all outpatient prescription
drugs provided at FHCC. This waiver is consistent with current policies
and procedures followed at all military treatment facilities. According
to an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), the estimated two-
year impact for the co-pay waiver in FY2019 and FY2020 is $305,985.
C. Evaluation
An independent evaluation was performed and determined that without
this waiver, DoD beneficiary utilization of the FHCC in North Chicago
would have significantly decreased. Since DoD and VA have recommended
to Congress to continue the demonstration project, DoD will continue to
pursue a permanent solution regarding DoD beneficiary co-pays that will
ensure DoD beneficiaries are not levied cost shares, as FHCC represents
the former Naval Hospital Great Lakes.
Dated: October 5, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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