3.0.0 4783 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z House HR 2018-01-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ROSEN:H.R. 4783.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: Tomake all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all otherpowers vested by this Constitution in the government of theUnited States, or in any department or officer thereof.[Page H170]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-11T22:26:19Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:02:00Z Veterans Deserve Better Act 115 2239 S 2017-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8164-8165) Identical bill CRS 2018-01-11 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2018-01-11 True S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2018-01-19 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2018-02-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Hospital care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-01-11 Introduced in House 2018-12-27T17:31:15Z Veterans Deserve Better Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to require: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for hospital care or medical services furnished by a non-VA health care entity or provider under the Veterans Choice Program within 45 days of receipt of a paper claim or within 30 days of receipt of an electronic claim, and (2) the entity or provider to file a claim with the VA within 180 days of providing the service.

The VA shall bar providers or entities that file fraudulent health claims from program participation.

The VA shall: (1) ensure that contracts with third party administrators require that veterans' health care appointments be scheduled within five days, and (2) track all appointments and follow up on delayed appointments.

]]> Veterans Deserve Better Act Display Title Veterans Deserve Better Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the scheduling of appointments, the accountability of third party administrators, and payment to providers under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Deserve Better Act Introduced in House 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4783ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4783ih.xml 2018-01-11 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.