S. 2193 · 115th Congress
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
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This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 5, 2017
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program.
The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate VA medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient clinics as underserved facilities.
The bill: (1) modifies the definitions of medical facility, major medical facility project, and major medical facility lease; and (2) establishes specified pilot programs.
The VA family caregiver program is expanded.
The VA shall implement a new information technology system.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
Latest action (Mar 7, 2018): By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 5, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.