3.0.0 2874 2023-01-15T05:47:33Z 2023-01-15T05:47:33Z House H HR 2003-07-24 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-08-22T17:35:57Z Referred to 2003-07-24T14:06:00Z 2003-08-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 N Armed Forces and National Security Coinsurance Congress Congressional reporting requirements Drug interactions Drugs Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Finance and Financial Sector Generic drugs Government publicity Government trust funds Health Insurance premiums Medical economics Medical records Prescription pricing Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2003-07-24 Introduced in House 2003-08-26T18:27:18Z Improving Access to Prescription Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a prescription drug benefit program under which drugs and medicines are furnished to eligible veterans on prescription of a duly licensed physician or other authorized health care professional who is not an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to the payment of any required premium and copayment. Makes eligible for the program any veteran who: (1) is enrolled in the Department health care system; (2) seeks an initial appointment with a Department physician or other health-care provider to obtain a prescription; and (3) can not obtain such an appointment until more than 30 days later.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish required premiums and copayments; (2) maintain records of the costs of the program; and (3) implement a computerized patient profile system for program participants.

]]> Improving Access to Prescription Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003 Display Title Improving Access to Prescription Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved prescription drug benefits for veterans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Access to Prescription Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-07-24T04:00:00Z 2003-08-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.