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HR 5095 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Hospital care Veterans' medical care

Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018

Introduced: February 26, 2018 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to permit a veteran who has been diagnosed with cancer and lives more than 40 miles from the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility that offers cancer treatment to receive treatment at a non-VA medical facility.

What's happening now February 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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