[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 3368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01243]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Cost of Inpatient Hospital and Medical Care 
Treatment Furnished by the Department of Defense Medical Treatment 
Facilities; Certain Rates Regarding Recovery From Tortiously Liable 
Third Persons

AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and 
Budget.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: By virtue of the authority vested in the President by Section 
2(a) of Public Law 87-693 and delegated to the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget by the President through Executive Order 
11060, as amended by Executive Order 12608 of September 9, 1987, the 
rates referenced below are hereby established. These rates are for use 
in connection with the recovery from tortiously liable third persons 
for the cost of inpatient medical services furnished by military 
treatment facilities through the Department of Defense. They are the 
same rates as the inpatient third party reimbursement rates that were 
set on October 1, 2017 for billing medical insurers, but require a 
different approval authority for the purpose of billing for tort 
liability. The rates were established in accordance with the 
requirements of OMB Circular A-25, requiring reimbursement of the full 
cost of all services provided. The fiscal year 2018 inpatient medical 
rates referenced are effective for billing tort liability upon 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register and will remain in 
effect until further notice. Previously published outpatient medical 
and dental, and cosmetic surgery rates remain in effect until further 
notice. Pharmacy rates are updated periodically. A full disclosure of 
the rates is posted at Health.mil website in the Defense Health Agency 
Uniform Business Office section (http://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Business-Support/Uniform-Business-Office/Billing/Medical-Affirmative-Claims).

John Mulvaney,
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2018-01243 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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