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S 2493 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Aging Health care coverage and access Hospital care Veterans' medical care

A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and…

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A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 2016 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 3, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend hospital and medical services under the Veterans Choice Program to veterans who are 75 years or older.

What's happening now February 3, 2016

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2493: A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2493/
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"S. 2493: A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2493/.
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S. 2493, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2493/.
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[S. 2493: A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2493/)
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