HR 554
Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act, directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assess its specialized care programs, specifically those providing hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care, to ensure they remain high-quality centers of excellence. It also requires the VA Secretary to evaluate how effectively the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act is being implemented. The goal is to improve the quality and accountability of healthcare services offered to veterans.
Key provisions
- Requires the VA to evaluate specialized care programs for excellence.
- Directs the VA to assess the implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.
- Focuses on hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided by the VA.
Who is affected
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans
- Healthcare Providers
Notable changes
- Mandates a formal evaluation of specialized care programs.
- Requires a report on the implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 554
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act
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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.
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).