Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2017

2017-04-27

Introduced in Senate

Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2017

This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.

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