107 STAT. 1696 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 Subtitle C—Other Matters 10 USC 1073 SEC. 731. USE OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION MODEL AS note OPTION FOR MILITARY HEALTH CARE. (a) USE OF MODEL.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and implement a health benefit option (and accompanying costsharing requirements) for covered beneficiaries eligible for health care under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, that is modelled on health maintenance organization plans offered in the private sector and other similar Government health insurance programs. The Secretary shall include, to the maximimi extent practicable, the health benefit option required under this subsection as one of the options available to covered beneficiaries in all managed health care initiatives undertaken by the Secretary after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) ELEMENTS OF OPTION. —The Secretary shall offer covered beneficiaries who enroll in the health benefit option required under subsection (a) reduced out-of-pocket costs and a benefit structure that is as imiform as possible throughout the United States. The Secretary shall allow enrollees to seek health care outside of the option, except that the Secretary may prescribe higher out-of-pocket costs than are provided under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States Cfode, for enrollees who obtain health care outside of the option. (c) GOVERNMENT COSTS.— The health benefit option required under subsection (a) shall be administered so that the costs incurred by the Secretary under each managed health care initiative that includes the option are no greater than the costs that would otherwise be incurred to provide health care to the covered beneficiaries who enroll in the option. (d) COVERED BENEFICIARY DEFINED.—For piuposes of this section, the term "covered beneficiar)^" means a beneficiary under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, other than a beneficiary under section 1074(a) of such title. (e) REGULATIONS. — Not later than February 1, 1994, the Secretary shall prescribe final regulations to implement the health benefit option required by subsection (a). SEC. 732. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. (a) DISTINCTION BETWEEN MEDICAL AND GRADUATE STU- DENTS. —Section 2114 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking out "Students" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Medical students"; (2) in subsection (b), by striking out "Students" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Medical students"; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking out "member of the program" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "medical student"; and (B) by striking out "any such member" in the second sentence both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "any such student"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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