VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (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 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 22, 2021
- Jul 14, 2021Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 14, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House