Draft defense bill would halt cuts, closures of military health facilities
BLUF – House lawmakers included a provision in the draft Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would block the Defense Department from closing military hospitals or clinics, or reducing services at those facilities, until additional reviews and reporting requirements are completed. The proposal is a response to years of military health system restructuring that reduced services at dozens of military treatment facilities and raised concerns among lawmakers, military families, and medical personnel about access to care, provider readiness, and the long-term viability of military medicine. If enacted, the measure would pause planned reductions and closures while Congress conducts closer oversight of the Defense Health Agency’s efforts to reorganize the military health system.
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