3.0.0 1279 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2017-07-11T18:30:42Z Referred to 2017-05-25T20:22:45Z 2017-07-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. Committee 2017-05-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID N R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-06-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Medicaid Medicare Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2019-01-02T22:49:34Z Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Care in the Community Program to furnish specified hospital care and medical and dental services to eligible veterans through provider agreements with eligible non-VA health care providers. (This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program and other specified programs.)

The bill provides for timely provider reimbursement by the VA.

Reimbursement authority for veterans emergency treatment and urgent care in non-VA facilities is expanded, including by providing emergency transportation reimbursement.

The VA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall: (1) enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the coordination of care, and (2) jointly develop and administer a veterans benefits education program.

The VA shall develop and administer an education program to instruct veterans about their VA health care options.

]]> Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 Display Title Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1279is/xml/BILLS-115s1279is.xml 2017-07-11 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320. 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.