3.0.0 1545 2025-05-27T14:16:21Z 2025-05-27T14:16:21Z Senate S S 2023-05-10 118 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings By (full committee) 2023-07-12T19:00:20Z Referred To 2023-05-10T21:39:04Z 118 3176 HR 2023-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2023-07-12 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217. Committee 2023-05-10 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2023-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN N R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2023-05-10 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2023-05-10 True T000278 Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] Tommy Tuberville R AL 2023-05-10 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight 2024-01-17T16:15:18Z Health care coverage and access 2024-01-17T16:15:18Z Health facilities and institutions 2024-01-17T16:15:18Z Hospital care 2024-01-17T16:15:19Z Veterans' medical care 2024-01-17T16:15:18Z Armed Forces and National Security 2023-05-24T13:15:25Z

00 2023-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2024-02-06T02:24:25Z <p><strong>Veterans Health Care Freedom Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to improve the ability of veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system to access hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through the covered care system by providing such veterans with the ability to choose health care providers. Under the bill, the<em> covered care system</em> includes VA medical facilities, health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), and eligible entities or providers that have entered into a Veterans Care Agreement.</p> <p>A veteran participating in the program may elect to receive care at any provider in the covered care system.</p> <p>The pilot program removes certain requirements (e.g., location of the veteran) to access care at VA and non-VA facilities. After four years, the bill permanently phases out the requirements for accessing care under the VCCP and Veterans Care Agreements and requires the VA to provide such care under the same conditions of the pilot program. Additionally, after four years, veterans may receive care at a VA medical facility regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the veteran.<br> </p>

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