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S 1611 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care

Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act

Introduced: July 20, 2017 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services.

The VA shall review VCAs exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years.

The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers.

An eligible provider is:

  • a physician or provider of services that has entered into a provider agreement under the Social Security Act;
  • a provider of items and services receiving payments under a state Medicaid plan;
  • an aging and disability resource center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living; or
  • any other health care provider the VA considers appropriate.

The VA shall establish a system or systems to monitor the quality of care and services furnished to veterans, which shall be used in assessing whether to renew a VCA.

A VCA may be made with a health care provider to provide veterans with nursing home care.

What's happening now July 20, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4113 Identical bill Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Nov 7, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1611: Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1611/
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