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HR 2419 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Hospital care Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pays non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers for hospital care or medical services furnished to veterans pursuant to the laws administered by the Secretary.

Introduced: May 11, 2017 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that payments made to non-VA health care providers, including payments under the Veterans Choice Program, comply with the Prompt Payment Act and the requirements set forth in this bill.

The bill: (1) prescribes payment schedules; (2) requires, with exceptions, claims to be submitted electroncially beginning January 1, 2019; and (3) requires the VA Chief Information Officer to establish by such date an electronic interface for health care providers to submit reimbursement claims.

The VA shall: (1) within 90 days after enactment of this bill, make necessary modifications to ensure prompt payment for hospital care or medical treatment furnished under the program, and (2) within 180 days after enactment of this bill, adjudicate all program claims submitted before such date by non-VA health care providers.

What's happening now May 11, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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