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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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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 May 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 2 Republican 7
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 15, 2018
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 28, 2017
McHenry, Patrick
· Jul 25, 2017
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 17, 2017
Hultgren, Randy
· Jul 11, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Jul 11, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 26, 2017
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jun 22, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· Jun 22, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jun 21, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 20, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Jun 20, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jun 16, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Jun 14, 2017
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jun 7, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· May 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2478: Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2478/
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"H.R. 2478: Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2478/.
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H.R. 2478, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2478/.
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