Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 11, 2017 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 29, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jun 29, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2017Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability and paralysis
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rural conditions and development
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in Senate
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