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S. 2193 115th Congress Senate

Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017

Official title: An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Department of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee hiringEmployee performanceExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHome and outpatient careHospital careLicensing and registrationsMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedicareMental healthMilitary medicineNursingOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationPerformance measurementPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsSurgery and anesthesiaUser charges and feesVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationWomen's health
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Mar 7, 2018
By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.
Dec 5, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 273.
Dec 5, 2017
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Isakson. Without written report.
Dec 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 7, 2018

By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017

This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program.

The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate VA medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient clinics as underserved facilities.

The bill: (1) modifies the definitions of medical facility, major medical facility project, and major medical facility lease; and (2) establishes specified pilot programs.

The VA family caregiver program is expanded.

The VA shall implement a new information technology system.

 Related & companion bills 15
  • S 2184 Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017
  • S 1449 Serving our Rural Veterans Act of 2017
  • HR 5674 VA MISSION Act of 2018
  • HR 1133 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
  • HR 2123 VETS Act of 2017
  • HR 5830 Veteran PEER Act
  • S 113 Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act
  • S 114 VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017
  • S 115 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act
  • S 925 VETS Act of 2017
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  • S 1319 Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017
  • S 1873 Veteran PEER Act
  • S 2807 Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act
  • HR 3459 VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017
  • S 2356 Stronger Medical Workforce for Veterans Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2193: Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2193/
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"S. 2193: Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2193/.
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S. 2193, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2193/.
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