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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="7434" measure-id="id118hr7434" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2024-02-23" update-date="2024-04-01">
        <title>BEST for Vets Act of 2024</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr7434v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-04-01">
            <action-date>2024-02-23</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2024 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2024</b></p> <p>This bill provides that only health care professionals who are licensed and not barred from practice may furnish medical disability examinations under the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program related to using contract physicians for disability examinations. Health care professionals include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists.</p>]]></summary-text>
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