3.0.0 1604 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z Senate S S 2013-10-29 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2013-11-19T19:17:39Z Referred to 2013-10-29T20:51:57Z Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1950 S 2014-02-04 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736) Related bill CRS 2013-11-19 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2013-10-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-10-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Conflicts and wars Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Nursing Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-10-29 Introduced in Senate 2014-02-01T15:01:21Z Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 - Modifies provisions relating to health care services for veterans to: (1) require (currently, authorize) the Secretary of the Veterans Administration (VA) to furnish health care services to veterans who do not qualify under existing VA programs for veterans with a service-connected disability or other impairment; (2) require the enrollment in VA health care programs by December 31, 2014, of veterans who do not have a service-connected disability rating; (3) extend the period of the eligibility of veterans with certain combat service to enroll in VA health care programs; (4) limit requirements for providing hospital care, nursing home care, extended care services, and prescription medications to veterans based upon the amount provided in advance in appropriation Acts; and (5) revise criteria for treating veterans as low-income families based upon location and income factors for purposes of enrollment in VA health care programs.

Directs the VA Secretary to: (1) use the VA capitation-based resource allocation model (provides for the allocation of health care services based on factors such as population, patient age and sex, and financial need) in entering into contracts for furnishing health care services; (2) afford priority for entry into contracts for Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health Centers; and (3) modify guidance for VA health care services contracts to incorporate best practices in such contracts.

]]> Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 Display Title Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance eligibility for health care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-10-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1604is/xml/BILLS-113s1604is.xml 2013-11-19 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 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.