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Senate approves bill to reimburse Mississippi National Guard members’ TRICARE premiums
Summary
The Mississippi Senate passed Senate Bill 2018 to reimburse TRICARE-eligible, actively drilling National Guard members for health-care premiums if they lack other employer coverage; the measure passed by morning roll call and drew unanimous cosponsorship from the chamber.
The Mississippi Senate voted to approve Senate Bill 2018, a measure intended to reimburse qualifying Mississippi National Guard members for TRICARE health-insurance premiums.
Senator Tate, the bill’s sponsor, described the measure on the floor as "a simple bill" designed to allow "our traditional guardsmen to be reimbursed for their health care." He said the bill is brief and sets explicit eligibility rules in the bill text (lines referenced on the floor) that limit reimbursement…
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