3.0.0 1161 2023-01-11T13:36:26Z 2023-01-11T13:36:26Z Senate S 2017-05-17 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-17T19:22:10Z Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act 115 1100 HR 2017-03-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2017-05-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-05-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-05-17 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-10-25 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-11-29 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-12-13 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-02-07 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-03-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Drug therapy Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2017-08-16T19:24:18Z Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

This bill exempts veterans from Department of Veteran Affairs medical copayments for medication or hospital care and medical services related to preventive health services.

The bill includes in the definition of "preventive health services": (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of January 1, 2017.

]]> Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Display Title Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventative health services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act Introduced in Senate 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1161is/xml/BILLS-115s1161is.xml 2017-05-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.