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Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement of a service-connected disability to furnish veterans with medical care outside of a State, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill, the Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025, expands the Veterans Affairs Foreign Medical Program by eliminating the requirement that veterans have a service-connected disability to receive VA-authorized medical care outside the United States. Under current law, the VA can only furnish medical services outside a state to veterans with service-connected disabilities; this bill removes that limitation, allowing the VA to furnish care to any veteran when the Secretary determines such care is needed. The bill also directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize its payment system to allow electronic fund transfer reimbursements for foreign medical services and to assess the feasibility of contracting with private healthcare networks to provide these services. The changes would expand access to the Foreign Medical Program while reducing administrative burden on eligible veterans.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jefferson Van Drew’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $176,557
- ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
- PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
- ICONA RESORTS $9,900
- MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jefferson Van Drew → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Feb 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jan 15, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement of a service-connected disability to furnish veterans with medical care outside of a State, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Elimination of Service-Connected Disability Requirement.— Section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (a) through (d), respectively;
(3) in subsection (a), as so redesignated—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “if the Secretary determines that such care and services are needed for the treatment of a service-connected disability of the veteran or as part of a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this title”; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “a service- connected disability of”; and
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking “who has a service-connected disability”.
(b) Electronic Fund Transfer Reimbursement.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund transfer for hospital care or medical services furnished pursuant to section 1724 of title 38, United States Code.
(c) Assessment of Contract for Provision of Care.—The Secretary shall assess the feasibility and implications of entering into a contract with an appropriate non-Department entity to build a network of non-Department entities to provide hospital care and medical services pursuant to section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, including implications for the administrative burden on veterans eligible to receive such care and services. <all>
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