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S 1089 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health care quality Home and outpatient care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: May 26, 2011 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 8, 2011
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
May 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3432)
May 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3432)
May 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to introduce pay-for-performance mechanisms into contracts which compensate Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contractors for the provision of veterans' health care services through community-based outpatient clinics (clinics); (2) commence plan implementation within 60 days after submission, unless Congress enacts a law prohibiting or modifying plan implementation; and (3) report semiannually to Congress on the advisability of utilizing such mechanisms in the provision of VA health care services by means in addition to such clinics.

What's happening now June 8, 2011

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1089: Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1089/
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"S. 1089: Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1089/.
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S. 1089, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1089/.
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