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: 115-s-24
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2017-01-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aging

Health care coverage and access

Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-04
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 age 75 years or older.</p> <p> The final program report shall include the number of such veterans who are receiving care or services under the program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 24 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2017 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 Veterans Choice Program to include veterans age 75 or older (a) In general Subsection (b)(2) of section 101 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. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Information on availability of care Subsection (g)(3) of such section is amended by striking or (D) and inserting (D), or (E) . (2) Report Subsection (q)(2)(A) of such section is amended— (A) in clause (iii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) eligible veterans described in subsection (b)(2)(E). .