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Reducing Military Health Care Wait Times Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to include on a website of the Department of Defense certain information with respect to a patient booking an appointment for health care provided under the TRICARE program at a military medical treatment facility, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the Department of Defense to include on its website the average number of days between when patients book appointments and when appointments occur at military medical treatment facilities.
- Requires the Department of Defense to include on its website the percentage of referrals to other health care facilities that are made within one business day after a patient contacts a military medical treatment facility.
- Mandates that these appointment wait time and referral metrics be included as part of the data made publicly available on Department of Defense websites regarding the TRICARE program.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joe Neguse’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $31,726
- HOLLAND & HART $17,400
- ELEVATIONS CREDIT UNION $14,600
- FOUNDRY GROUP $14,200
- DISH NETWORK $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Jul 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2026
Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to include on a website of the Department of Defense certain information with respect to a patient booking an appointment for health care provided under the TRICARE program at a military medical treatment facility, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Reducing Military Health Care Wait Times Act”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Our uniformed service-members, veterans, and their families deserve high-quality, timely health care.
(2) The annual TRICARE Program Evaluation Report to Congress required by section 171 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) provides Congress and the public with critical information about the effectiveness of our military health care programs and identifies opportunities for improvement.
(3) In the Fiscal Year 2024 TRICARE Program Evaluation Report of the Defense Health Agency, such Agency voluntarily provided helpful information about—
(A) the average number of days between the date an individual books an appointment at a military medical treatment facility and the date of such appointment; and
(B) the percentage of referrals of an individual to another health care facility that are made not later than one business day after the date on which such individual contacted the military medical treatment facility.
(4) This information is valuable to Congress and the public, and it should be statutorily required as part of the annual TRICARE Program Evaluation Report.
SEC. 3. INCLUSION ON A WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO A PATIENT BOOKING AN APPOINTMENT AT A MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY.
Section 1073b(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(A) The Secretary”; and
(2) by striking “Such data” and all that follows and inserting the following new subparagraph:
“(B) The data made available under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
“(i) The core performance metrics adopted by the Secretary under section 728 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2234).
“(ii) The average number of days between the date an individual books an appointment at a military medical treatment facility and the date of such appointment.
“(iii) The percentage of referrals of an individual to another health care facility that are made not later than one business day after the date on which such individual contacted the military medical treatment facility.”. <all>
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