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S 1871 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

VA Provider Equity Act

Introduced: September 27, 2017 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 27, 2017
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VA Provider Equity Act

This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VHA surgeons, physicians, and dentists.

The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties.

What's happening now September 27, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1058 Related bill VA Provider Equity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 10, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 15, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 12, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 9, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 7, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1871: VA Provider Equity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1871/
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"S. 1871: VA Provider Equity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1871/.
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