A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1279| Senate
| Updated: 7/11/2017
Mike Crapo
Republican Senator
Idaho
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Care in the Community Program to furnish specified hospital care and medical and dental services to eligible veterans through provider agreements with eligible non-VA health care providers. (This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program and other specified programs.) The bill provides for timely provider reimbursement by the VA. Reimbursement authority for veterans emergency treatment and urgent care in non-VA facilities is expanded, including by providing emergency transportation reimbursement. The VA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the coordination of care, and (2) jointly develop and administer a veterans benefits education program. The VA shall develop and administer an education program to instruct veterans about their VA health care options.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Armed Forces and National Security
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsMedicaidMedicarePublic contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1279| Senate
| Updated: 7/11/2017
Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Care in the Community Program to furnish specified hospital care and medical and dental services to eligible veterans through provider agreements with eligible non-VA health care providers. (This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program and other specified programs.) The bill provides for timely provider reimbursement by the VA. Reimbursement authority for veterans emergency treatment and urgent care in non-VA facilities is expanded, including by providing emergency transportation reimbursement. The VA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the coordination of care, and (2) jointly develop and administer a veterans benefits education program. The VA shall develop and administer an education program to instruct veterans about their VA health care options.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Mike Crapo
Republican Senator
Idaho
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsMedicaidMedicarePublic contracts and procurementRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care