Veteran's Choice Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-1797
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Hospital care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veteran's Choice Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: </p> <ul> <li>evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence; and </li> <li>submit to Congress an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2017 Mr. Wittman (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act . 2. Evaluation of fee-basis care provided by Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall evaluate all programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to determine the most intensively used specialized care programs of the Department and to ensure such programs are maintained as centers of excellence. 3. Evaluation of implementation of VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the implementation by the Secretary of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act (title IV of Public Law 114–41 ).