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Medical Billing for Healthcare Services Provided by Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facilities to Civilian Non-Beneficiaries
The Defense Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on February 6, 2026. It took effect on March 9, 2026.
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What the agency says
As required by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA-23), this rule reduces financial harm to civilians who are not covered beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS), and who receive healthcare services at DoD military medical treatment facilities (MTF). The rulemaking implements the MHS Modified Payment and Waiver Program (MPWP) through which the DoD applies a sliding fee scale and/or a catastrophic fee waiver to medical invoices of certain non-beneficiaries and accepts payments from health insurers of non-beneficiaries as full payment except for copays, coinsurance, deductibles, nominal fees and non- covered services.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-02437
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Defense Department
- Published
- February 6, 2026
- Takes effect
- March 9, 2026
- Dates
- This rulemaking is effective on March 9, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket ID: DoD-2022-HA-0054
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0720-AB87
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 32 CFR 220
- Topics
- Claims; Health care; Health insurance; Military personnel
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 14
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