S 2545
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Choice Card Prompt Payment Act
Introduced: February 11, 2016
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 11, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans Choice Card Prompt Payment Act
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon receipt of a request from a non-VA entity for reimbursement for health care services provided to a veteran under the Veterans Choice Program, to reimburse the entity even if the request does not include the veteran's medical records.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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