A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2493
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2016-02-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aging

Health care coverage and access

Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend hospital and medical services under the Veterans Choice Program to veterans who are 75 years or older.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2493 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2016 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes.

1. Expansion of eligibility under the Choice Program to include veterans age 75 or older Section 101(b)(2) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II)(dd), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) is age 75 or older. .