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 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2589 and managed care support contractors to assess network adequacy and stability. (2) Recommendations for improvements needed in measurement tools or their application. (3) The relationship of reimbursement rates and administration requirements (including preauthorization requirements) to TRICARE network instability. (4) The extent of problems under the TRICARE program and likely future trends with and without intervention using existing authority. (5) Use of existing authority by the Department of Defense and TRICARE managed care support contractors to apply higher reimbursement rates in specific geographic areas. (6) Recommendations for specific fiscally prudent measures that could mitigate negative trends or improve provider and network stability. SEC. 713. REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT. 42 USC 1395ggg. Notwithstanding subsection (f)(2) of section 712 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A- 179), the amendment made by subsection (e) of such section shall not take effect and the paragraph amended by such subsection is repealed. Subtitle C—Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Health Resources Sharing SEC. 721. REVISED COORDINATION AND SHARING GUIDELINES. (a) IN GENERAL. —(1) Section 8111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§8111. Sharing of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health care resources "(a) REQUIRED COORDINATION AND SHARING OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCES. — The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both Departments. " (b) JOINT REQUIREMENTS FOR SECRETARIES OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE.— TO facilitate the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the two Departments, the two Secretaries shall carry out the following functions: "(1) Develop and publish a joint strategic vision statement and a joint strategic plan to shape, focus, and prioritize the coordination and sharing efforts among appropriate elements 99-1940-03-6:QL3 Part4

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