H.R. 575 · 112th Congress
HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011
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Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2011 or HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of a veteran for whom Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are geographically inaccessible (as defined under this Act), to contract for the provision of the following care: (1) primary…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 9, 2011
Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2011 or HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of a veteran for whom Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are geographically inaccessible (as defined under this Act), to contract for the provision of the following care: (1) primary care; (2) acute or chronic symptom management; (3) nontherapeutic medical services; and (4) other medical services determined appropriate by the director of the appropriate VA service region, after consultation with the VA physician responsible for such veteran's primary care.
Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement upon demonstrating, on an individual basis, that the costs of providing the contract care significantly outweigh the benefits of localized health care.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: HEALTHY Vets Act of 2011
Also known as: Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2011
Latest action (Mar 15, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 9, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.