To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Accountable Care Organization and to provide veterans access to private health insurance plans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4457| House
| Updated: 12/7/2017
Doug Lamborn
Republican Representative
Colorado
Cosponsors (4)
Committees (8)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Empowerment Act This bill restructures the delivery of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care through private non-VA providers. The Veterans Accountable Care Organization is established as a federally chartered corporation to permit veterans who are eligible for VA health care to choose to receive health care from private-sector providers. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital care, medical services, and other health care functions and personnel (excluding nursing home care and domiciliary care) are transferred to the organization. The bill establishes in the VHA the Veterans Health Insurance program to provide veterans with insurance coverage for both VA and private health care.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Armed Forces and National Security
Federally chartered organizationsGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareVeterans' medical care
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Veterans Accountable Care Organization and to provide veterans access to private health insurance plans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4457| House
| Updated: 12/7/2017
Veterans Empowerment Act This bill restructures the delivery of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care through private non-VA providers. The Veterans Accountable Care Organization is established as a federally chartered corporation to permit veterans who are eligible for VA health care to choose to receive health care from private-sector providers. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospital care, medical services, and other health care functions and personnel (excluding nursing home care and domiciliary care) are transferred to the organization. The bill establishes in the VHA the Veterans Health Insurance program to provide veterans with insurance coverage for both VA and private health care.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Doug Lamborn
Republican Representative
Colorado
Cosponsors (4)
Committees (8)
• Ways and Means Committee• Health Subcommittee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Federally chartered organizationsGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareVeterans' medical care