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HR 3365 111th Congress House Health Appropriations Congressional oversight Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Medicare Veterans' medical care

Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009

Introduced: July 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2122)
Jul 29, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Jul 28, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary, from the Medicare trust funds, for any item or service: (1) furnished to a Medicare-eligible veteran by a VA medical facility for the treatment of a non-service-connected condition; and (2) covered by Medicare or determined to be medically necessary by the VA Secretary.

Requires the HHS Secretary to enter a memorandum of understanding with the VA Secretary concerning administration of the program. Specifies required conditions in the memorandum.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the program every three years.

Declares the sense of Congress that the amount of funds appropriated to the VA for medical care in any fiscal year should not be reduced as a result of the implementation of the Medicare VA reimbursement program.

What's happening now July 31, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4