STUDY ON RISK-SHARING CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE.

SEC. 725. STUDY ON RISK-SHARING CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE. (a) Study.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out a study of the feasibility and advisability of entering into 106 STAT. 2441risk-sharing contracts with eligible organizations described in section 1876(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(b)) to furnish health care services to persons entitled to health care in a facility of a uniformed service under section 1074(b) or 1076(b) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Plan.—If the Secretary of Defense determines as a result of the study required by subsection (a) that entry into risk-sharing contracts is feasible and advisable, the Secretary shall develop a plan for the entry into such contracts in accordance with the Secretary’s determinations under the study. (c) Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study and containing any plan developed under subsection (b) to enter into risk-sharing contracts.