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<item congress="114" measure-type="hres" measure-number="918" measure-id="id114hres918" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2016-09-28" update-date="2016-11-22">
<title>Expressing support for policies that maintain a robust Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and do not jeopardize care for veterans by moving essential resources to the private sector.</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hres918v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2016-11-22">
<action-date>2016-09-28</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Declares that the House of Representatives:</p> <ul> <li>supports policies that provide necessary resources to serve veterans by maintaining a robust Veterans Health Administration (VHA); </li> <li> opposes policies that would jeopardize care for veterans by moving essential resources away from the VHA and into the private sector; and </li> <li> supports policies that would create integrated health care networks for veterans, with the VHA serving as the coordinator and primary provider of care and selected high-quality community partners providing care as needed to ensure timely and convenient access for enrolled veterans.</li> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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