ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

SEC. 714. ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. (a) Inclusion of Capitation Method.—Section 1101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking out “DRGs” in the subsection heading and inserting in lieu thereof “Capitation or DRG Method”; and (B) by inserting “capitation or” before “diagnosis-related groups”; (2) in subsection (b), by striking out “Diagnosis-related groups” and inserting in lieu thereof “Capitation or diagnosis-related groups”; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out “shall” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “may”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) An appropriate method for calculating or estimating the annual per capita costs of providing comprehensive health care services to members of the uniformed services on active duty and covered beneficiaries.”. (b) Clerical Amendments.—(1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “§ 1101. Resource allocation methods: capitation or diagnosis-related groups”. (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended to read as follows: “1101. Resource allocation methods: capitation or diagnosis-related groups.”.