H.R. 1509 · 115th Congress
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act
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This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 10, 2017
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act
This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority.
The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year:
- the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities,
- the average time for the VA to process a claim for disability compensation, and
- the average time for the VA to decide an appeal of such a claim.
The VA shall place a sign displaying the most current such times in a conspicuous location at each career counselor or career assistance advisor office.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act
Latest action (Apr 5, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 10, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.