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H.R. 10554House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Pentagon Medical Malpractice Claims Reporting Act

Sponsored by Katie PorterRep. Katie Porter (D-CA)
Introduced December 20, 2024

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The Pentagon Medical Malpractice Claims Reporting Act requires the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress with an annual report on medical malpractice claims filed by members of the uniformed services. The reports must be submitted to the Armed Services committees each year through 2028 and detail how many claims are processed, how quickly they are resolved, the outcomes of each claim, and reasons for any denials. This information is intended to improve transparency and the effectiveness of the claims process for service members.

Key Provisions

  • Amends 10 U.S.C. §2733a(i) to require the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the Senate and House Armed Services committees.
  • The report must include the total number of malpractice claims processed during the reporting period.
  • It must provide the average time taken to resolve those claims.
  • It must detail the resolution of each individual claim.
  • It must break down denied claims by the specific requirements they failed to meet, excluding denials for lack of substantiation.
  • The Secretary may add any additional information deemed helpful for improving the claims process.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

December 20, 2024

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Introduced in House

December 20, 2024

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

December 20, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 20, 2024

I

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10554

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 20, 2024

Ms. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Pentagon Medical Malpractice Claims Reporting Act.

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Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services

Subsection (i) of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(i)

Annual reports

Not less frequently than annually until 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on claims processed under this section that includes, with respect to the period covered by the report, the following:

(1)

The number of claims processed under this section.

(2)

The average timeline for resolving such claims.

(3)

The resolution of each such claim.

(4)

The number of claims that were denied based on the claim not meeting one or more requirement specified in subsection (b) (other than for not being substantiated pursuant to paragraph (6)), disaggregated by each such requirement.

(5)

Any other information that the Secretary determines may enhance the effectiveness of the claims process under this section.

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