Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Experience Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 16, 2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Experience Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that better health care can be provided to veterans at little-to-no increased cost by revising the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) fee-based system for hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain enrolled veterans with health services (authorized hospital care or medical, rehabilitative, or preventative health services) that are provided by a non-VA provider with whom the Secretary enters into a contract pursuant to this Act if the Secretary determines that VA facilities are incapable of furnishing such services because of: (1) geographical inaccessibility; or (2) a lack of required personnel, resources, or ability at VA facilities.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter a contract with a non-VA provider that: (1) demonstrates the ability to provide non-VA health care services to veterans; (2) meets or exceeds credentialing standards of the VA and the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission; (3) has coordinators who help veterans make, confirm, and keep medical appointments, a system that allows veterans to file complaints, and a demonstrated ability to respond to potential quality indicators and patient safety events; and (4) has the ability to process claims from other providers in its network, bill third parties, and transmit received amounts to the Secretary.
Sets forth requirements concerning the VA's coordination with non-VA providers, performance metrics, and bonus payments for exceeding such metrics.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2011 to Feb 27, 2012, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Dec 16, 2011 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Dec 16, 2011 |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Original | Dec 16, 2011 |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Original | Dec 16, 2011 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Jeffrey M. Landry | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Feb 27, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2012Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jan 3, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 16, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2011Introduced in House
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