{"data":{"id":"us/14-u.s.c.-948","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 U.S.C. § 948","heading":"Contracts for medical care for retirees, dependents, and survivors: alternative delivery of health care","body":"(a) The Secretary may contract for the delivery of health care to which covered beneficiaries are entitled under chapter 55 of title 10. The Secretary may enter into a contract under this section with any of the following:(1) Health maintenance organizations. (2) Preferred provider organizations. (3) Individual providers, individual medical facilities, or insurers. (4) Consortiums of these providers, facilities, or insurers. (b) A contract entered into under this section may provide for the delivery of—(1) selected health care services; (2) total health care services for selected covered beneficiaries; or (3) total health care services for all covered beneficiaries who reside in a geographic area designated by the Secretary. (c) The Secretary may prescribe a premium, deductible, copayment, or other change for health care provided under this section.","path":["Title 14—COAST GUARD","CHAPTER 9—ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc14@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:32Z","sha256":"d133860c82ae8b743c6d035ad7c6dec9fc69455b6596432934d8a3a7452f9575","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/14-u.s.c.-947","next":"us/14-u.s.c.-949"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}