Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 17, 2017)
Expanding Veterans' Access to Choice Act
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to provide that a veteran who lives within 40 miles (calculated on distance traveled) of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, remains eligible to receive Veterans Choice program services through an approved private health care center if: (1) the VA cannot assign a full-time primary care physician to the veteran at any VA facility within such distance, or (2) no VA facility within such distance provides the needed hospital care or medical treatment.
What just happenedMay 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 17, 2017
- May 17, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - May 17, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - May 17, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 17, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House