§948. Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care
14 U.S.C. § 948
The Secretary may contract for the delivery of health care to which covered beneficiaries are entitled under chapter 55 of title 10. The Secretary may enter into a contract under this section with any of the following:
Health maintenance organizations.
Preferred provider organizations.
Individual providers, individual medical facilities, or insurers.
Consortiums of these providers, facilities, or insurers.
A contract entered into under this section may provide for the delivery of—
selected health care services;
total health care services for selected covered beneficiaries; or
total health care services for all covered beneficiaries who reside in a geographic area designated by the Secretary.
The Secretary may prescribe a premium, deductible, copayment, or other change for health care provided under this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Added Pub. L. 101–595, title III, § 319(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2989, § 668; renumbered § 948, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 668 of this title as this section.