3.0.0 575 2023-01-11T13:20:39Z 2023-01-11T13:20:39Z House H HR 2011-02-09 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PEARCE:H.R. 575.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the power to enact this law.[Page H600]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-15T19:56:04Z Referred to 2011-02-09T15:02:10Z 2011-03-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 N R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2011-03-14 False K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2011-03-29 False H001041 Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] Dean Heller R NV 2 2011-04-05 False H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2011-05-10 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2011-06-02 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2011-06-03 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2012-01-31 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2012-01-31 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 1 2012-02-01 False C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2012-03-19 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2012-03-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-02-09 Introduced in House 2011-02-17T16:22:17Z Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2011 or HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of a veteran for whom Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are geographically inaccessible (as defined under this Act), to contract for the provision of the following care: (1) primary care; (2) acute or chronic symptom management; (3) nontherapeutic medical services; and (4) other medical services determined appropriate by the director of the appropriate VA service region, after consultation with the VA physician responsible for such veteran's primary care.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement upon demonstrating, on an individual basis, that the costs of providing the contract care significantly outweigh the benefits of localized health care.

]]> HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011 Display Title HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr575ih/xml/BILLS-112hr575ih.xml 2011-03-15 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.