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S 2179 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Veterans' medical care

Veteran CARE Act

Introduced: October 8, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Care Agreements Rule Enhancement Act or Veteran CARE Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services.

The VA shall review agreements exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years.

The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers.

An eligible provider is:

  • a physician or provider of services that has entered into a provider agreement under the Social Security Act;
  • a provider of items and services receiving payments under a state Medicaid plan;
  • an aging and disability resource center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living; or
  • any other health care provider the VA considers appropriate.

The VA shall establish a system or systems to monitor the quality of care and services furnished to veterans, which shall be used in assessing whether to renew an agreement.

An agreement may be made with a health care provider to provide veterans with nursing home care.

What's happening now October 8, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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