Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act
Congress moves to end 3-year limit on military health and dental benefits for some Gold Star spouses
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress would remove the 3-year cutoff for certain Gold Star surviving spouses to stay on military health coverage.
- It applies to both medical coverage and dental coverage under the military health system’s programs.
- It covers surviving spouses of service members whose deaths fall under a specific military law category, as defined in the bill.
- The change would apply even if the service member’s death happened before this bill becomes law, helping current surviving spouses too.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
2 articlesLawmakers propose an end to the limits on health care for Gold Star spouses
Covers legislation to remove the three-year limit that moves some surviving spouses from “active-duty family member” TRICARE status to costlier retiree-family status, and explains who would qualify.
Ohio lawmaker proposes an end to the limits on health care for Gold Star spouses
Local Ohio write-up mirroring the bill’s key change: ending the three-year cutoff for certain surviving spouses’ lower-cost military health coverage, with background on TRICARE categories and costs.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Gold Star Spouses Health Care Enhancement Act
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