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S 95 116th Congress Senate Health Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical education Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care

Veterans Access to Care Act

Introduced: January 10, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans Access to Care Act

This bill automatically designates medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Program.

Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs.

The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

What's happening now January 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6979 Identical bill Veterans Access to Care Act
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 95: Veterans Access to Care Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-95/
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"S. 95: Veterans Access to Care Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-95/.
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S. 95, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-95/.
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