PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2069 (e) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. —(1) An individual is eligible to participate under this section if the individual is a member or former member of the uniformed services described in section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, a dependent of the member described in section 1076(a)(2)(B) or 1076(b) of that title, or a dependent of a member of the uniformed services who died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, who— (A) is 65 years of age or older; (B) is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); (C) except as provided in paragraph (2), is enrolled in the supplemental medical insurance program under part B of such title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.); and (D) resides in an area selected by the Secretary under subsection (f). (2) Paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply in the case of an individual who at the time of attaining the age of 65 lived within 100 miles of the catchment area of a military medical treatment facility. (f) AREAS OF IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) The Secretary shall carry out the implementation of the redesign of the pharmacy system under TRICARE in two separate areas selected by the Secretary. (2) The areas selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: (A) One area shall be an area outside the catchment area of a military medical treatment facility in which— (i) no eligible organization has a contract in effect under section 1876 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) and no Medicare+Choice organization has a contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21);or (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act is less than 2.5 percent of the total number of individuals in the area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of that Act. (B) The other area shall be an area outside the catchment area of a military medical treatment facility in which— (i) at least one eligible organization has a contract in effect under section 1876 of that Act or one Medicare+Choice organization has a contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act; and (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act exceeds 10 percent of the total number of individuals in the area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of that Act. SEC. 724. COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 10 USC 1108 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND TRICARE PHARMACY note. REDESIGN. Not later than March 31, 2003, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
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