Health Subcommittee, Rules Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or VA MISSION Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA care. The VA may enter agreements with non-VA providers to furnish veterans with care that is otherwise not feasibly available. The VA shall: (1) establish standards for VA health care quality and for non-VA care in areas of VA expertise, (2) prohibit rehiring previously-removed VA providers, (3) provide prompt payment to providers, (4) establish opioid prescribing practices for non-VA providers, and (5) carry out the modernization or realignment of Veterans Health Administration facilities. The Veterans Choice Program is terminated after one year. The bill establishes: (1) the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment, and (2) the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The VA may: (1) provide care for the live donor of a transplant for a veteran, and (2) carry out a Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program and other actions to recruit health care professionals. The VA family caregiver program is expanded. The Office of Management and Budget shall review each enhanced-use facility lease. The bill establishes pilot programs for medical scribes, mobile deployment teams for underserved facilities, and graduate medical education. The bill extends VA pension reductions for Medicare-covered veterans in nursing homes.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 2.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
Committee on Rules discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 2.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
Committee on Rules discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAmerican SamoaAppropriationsBuilding constructionCaliforniaCemeteries and funeralsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightCrime victimsDental careDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisDistrict of ColumbiaDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployee performanceExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGeorgiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGuamHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHome and outpatient careHospital careIndian social and development programsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLegislative rules and procedureLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMinority healthNeurological disordersNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationParks, recreation areas, trailsPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentSex offensesSouth CarolinaState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsSurgery and anesthesiaTennesseeTexasUser charges and feesU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognitionWest VirginiaWomen's health
VA MISSION Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5674| House
| Updated: 5/11/2018
VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or VA MISSION Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA care. The VA may enter agreements with non-VA providers to furnish veterans with care that is otherwise not feasibly available. The VA shall: (1) establish standards for VA health care quality and for non-VA care in areas of VA expertise, (2) prohibit rehiring previously-removed VA providers, (3) provide prompt payment to providers, (4) establish opioid prescribing practices for non-VA providers, and (5) carry out the modernization or realignment of Veterans Health Administration facilities. The Veterans Choice Program is terminated after one year. The bill establishes: (1) the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment, and (2) the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The VA may: (1) provide care for the live donor of a transplant for a veteran, and (2) carry out a Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program and other actions to recruit health care professionals. The VA family caregiver program is expanded. The Office of Management and Budget shall review each enhanced-use facility lease. The bill establishes pilot programs for medical scribes, mobile deployment teams for underserved facilities, and graduate medical education. The bill extends VA pension reductions for Medicare-covered veterans in nursing homes.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 2.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
Committee on Rules discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I.
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 2.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
Committee on Rules discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAmerican SamoaAppropriationsBuilding constructionCaliforniaCemeteries and funeralsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightCrime victimsDental careDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisDistrict of ColumbiaDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployee performanceExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFraud offenses and financial crimesGeorgiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGuamHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHome and outpatient careHospital careIndian social and development programsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLegislative rules and procedureLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMinority healthNeurological disordersNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationParks, recreation areas, trailsPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentSex offensesSouth CarolinaState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsSurgery and anesthesiaTennesseeTexasUser charges and feesU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognitionWest VirginiaWomen's health