This bill directs the Department of Defense to launch a five-year pilot program that allows pregnant women in military families to enroll in TRICARE Select, the military health insurance plan, as a qualifying life event. Currently, pregnancy is not recognized as a qualifying event, meaning eligible beneficiaries must wait for other triggering events like a service member's separation from active duty to change their health coverage. The pilot program must begin within 180 days of the bill's enactment and will track enrollment changes through annual reports to Congress, breaking down numbers by month and enrollment reason. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to provide an initial briefing after one year and submit annual reports for the duration of the five-year pilot. This legislation affects military families, including service members and their dependents, who seek prenatal care coverage under TRICARE but currently lack an easy enrollment pathway based on pregnancy alone.
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