VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 22, 2021)
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information.
The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public.
The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.
What just happenedJul 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 22, 2021
- Jul 28, 2021Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jun 23, 2021Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate