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Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act
To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate all VA programs that provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to identify the most intensively used specialized care programs and ensure they are maintained as centers of excellence. The bill also requires the Secretary to submit to Congress an evaluation of how the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act has been implemented, with this evaluation to be completed within two years of the bill's enactment. The evaluations are intended to improve oversight and accountability of VA healthcare delivery programs.
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- Feb 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Jan 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2025
Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 “Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act”.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF FEE-BASIS CARE PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate all programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to determine the most intensively used specialized care programs of the Department and to ensure such programs are maintained as centers of excellence.
SEC. 3. EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF VA BUDGET AND CHOICE IMPROVEMENT ACT.
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the implementation by the Secretary of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act (title IV of Public Law 114-41). <all>
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