VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
USA117th CongressHR-2775| House
| Updated: 7/14/2021
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Latest Companion Bill Action
S 117-1319Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Armed Forces and National Security
Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' medical care
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
USA117th CongressHR-2775| House
| Updated: 7/14/2021
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Latest Companion Bill Action
S 117-1319Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' medical care