HR 2478
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care
Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act
Introduced: May 17, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to provide that a veteran who lives within 40 miles (calculated on distance traveled) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, remains eligible to receive Veterans Choice program services through an approved private health care center if: (1) the VA cannot assign a full-time primary care physician to the veteran at any VA facility within such distance, or (2) no VA facility within such distance provides the needed hospital care or medical treatment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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