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            <PUBLICATION_ID>201904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>0720</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DODOASHA</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>0700</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Defense</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOD</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Establishment of TRICARE Select and Other TRICARE Reforms</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This final rule implemented the primary features of section 701 and partially implements several other sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA-17). The law made significant changes to the TRICARE program, especially to the health maintenance organization (HMO)--like health plan, known as TRICARE Prime; to the preferred provider organization health plan, previously&nbsp;called TRICARE Extra and now to be called TRICARE Select; and to the third health care option, known as TRICARE Standard, which was terminated as of December 31, 2017, and replaced by TRICARE Select. The statute also adopted a new health plan enrollment system under TRICARE and new provisions for access to care, high value services, preventive care, and healthy lifestyles. In implementing the statutory changes, this finalized a number of improvements to TRICARE. Specifically, this rule enhanced beneficiary access to health care services, including increased geographic coverage for the TRICARE Select provider network, reduced administrative hurdles for TRICARE Prime enrollees to obtain urgent care services and specialty care referrals, and promotes high value services and medications and telehealth services. It also expanded TRICARE coverage of preventive care services and prevention and treatment of obesity and refining cost-benefit assessments for TRICARE plan specifications that remain under DoD's discretion.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Other</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>32 CFR 199</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. ch. 55</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>NDAA-17 sec. 701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>NDAA-17 sec. 706</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>NDAA-17 sec. 715</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>NDAA-17 sec. 718</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>NDAA-17 sec. 729</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>01/01/2018</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>NDAA 17 section 729</DLINE_DESC>
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            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>06/23/2017</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>NDAA 17 section 718</DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/29/2017</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>82 FR 45438</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/28/2017</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/15/2019</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>84 FR 4326</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/18/2019</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Mark</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Ellis</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Health Program Analyst</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0720</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DODOASHA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 275-6234</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>mark.a.ellis14.civ@mail.mil</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>7700 Arlington Boulevard,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22042</ZIP>
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