3.0.0 4142 2023-01-11T20:12:18Z 2023-01-11T20:12:18Z House H HR 2007-11-09 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-16T15:00:31Z Referred to 2007-11-09T14:01:40Z 2007-11-16 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 N Armed Forces and National Security Coinsurance Commerce Dental care Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Medical economics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Vaccines Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-11-09 Introduced in House 2008-03-12T20:35:56Z Improving Medication Access for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish certain prescribed drugs and medicines (i.e., only drugs and medicines included on the National Prescription Drug Formulary of the Department of Veterans Affairs) as specific therapy in the treatment of any illness or injury suffered by each veteran who is receiving additional compensation or allowance due to a service-connected disability, or an increased pension as a veteran of a period of war, by reason of being permanently housebound or in need of regular aid and attendance.

Allows any Medicare-eligible veteran to elect to be furnished by the Secretary, on an outpatient basis, such drugs and medicines as specific therapy for any illness or injury suffered by the veteran. Requires such election to last for a calendar year and be irrevocable. Allows for election renewal. Requires appropriate information to be furnished to each veteran prior to making an election.

Authorizes the Secretary to administer immunizations to veterans who voluntarily request such immunizations in connection with care for a disability in a Department of Veterans Affairs health care facility.

Provides for appropriate copayments for the drugs and medicines received by veterans under this Act.

]]> Improving Medication Access for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Improving Medication Access for Veterans Act Short Titles as Introduced Improving Medication Access for Veterans Act Introduced in House 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4142ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4142ih.xml 2007-11-16 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.