Veterans' Health Accountability Act

Bill: 113-hr-4774
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-05-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Public contracts and procurement

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Veterans' Health Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a voucher for the market price of the needed service for use at a non-VA facility for any veteran who has been denied health care at any VA facility on a timely basis (defined as one day for procedures and seven calendar days for tests).</p> <p>Makes all veterans eligible for VA-paid care from non-VA facilities, and directs the Secretary of the VA to immediately prepare for the privatization of all VA facilities within one calendar year<em>, </em>if more than 10% of the Veterans Health Administration's budget goes toward such health vouchers.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4774 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2014 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require accountability in the Veterans Health Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Health Accountability Act . 2. Congressional findings Congress finds that in light of the Veterans Health Administration's continued delays in providing emergency and other serious health care to the Nation's veterans, there needs to be more accountability to prevent this situation from occurring in the future. 3. Definitions Timely basis shall be one day for procedures and seven calendar days for tests. 4. General authorization The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide a voucher, the value of which shall be the market price for the needed service, for use at non-Veterans’ Administration facilities for any veteran who has been denied healthcare on a timely basis at any Veterans’ Administration facility. If more than ten percent of the Veterans Health Administration's budget goes towards the health vouchers, then all veterans shall be eligible for Veterans’ Administration-paid care from non-Veterans’ Administration facilities and the Secretary of the Veterans’ Administration shall immediately prepare for the privatization of all Veterans’ Administration facilities to be completed within one calendar year.