3.0.0 2988 2023-01-13T04:47:54Z 2023-01-13T04:47:54Z House H HR 2005-06-20 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Reported by 2005-06-21T19:29:38Z Markup by 2005-06-21T19:29:28Z Referred to 2005-06-21T13:10:48Z Referred to 2005-06-20T16:31:20Z 2005-07-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5754) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-23 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of This Measure Incorporated in H.R. 1220, Section 5. Committee 2005-06-21 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2005-06-21 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2005-06-21 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2005-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000463 Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] MICHAEL BILIRAKIS R FL 9 N B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2005-06-20 True E000268 Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] TERRY EVERETT R AL 2 2005-06-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Collection of accounts Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Governmental investigations Health Medical economics Performance measurement Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-06-20 Introduced in House 2005-08-29T19:04:04Z Veterans Medical Care Revenue Enhancement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a demonstration project for the improvement of business practices of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA); and (2) enter into a performance-based contract for a contractor to carry out functions specified in this Act.

Requires the Secretary to conduct the project at two VHA medical centers within the same service area, selected from among medical centers located in those areas that the Secretary determines have relatively low rates of recovery or collection of indebtedness from third-party payors.

Sets forth provisions regarding the selection and functions of the contractor, including requiring the contractor to establish a plan to standardize and coordinate all activities related to billing for health care furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities, and a database containing third-party payor information for veterans receiving health care.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that a VHA employee is designated to be the full-time project manager for the project and that such employee's duty station is at one of the medical centers at which the project is conducted; and (2) administer the project so that during the period of the conduct of the project (two years) there is no reduction in full-time equivalent employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the medical centers at which the project is conducted that is attributable to the conduct of the project.

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