HR 4241 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insurance Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care

To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes.

Introduced: December 8, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 3, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Dec 11, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Dec 8, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Dec 8, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in lieu of making payments to state homes for furnishing nursing home care to veterans, to enter into agreements with such homes to furnish such care under federal provisions which allow the Secretary to transfer to non-VA homes (at the expense of the United States) veterans who have been furnished such care in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Replaces provisions providing for payment of nursing home care at the lesser of the prevailing rate or the cost of daily care with provisions providing for payment at the rate determined for a state home that is the applicable or prevailing rate payable in the geographic area in which the state home is located.

What's happening now March 3, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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