A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that non-Federal providers of hospital care and services receiving direct payment of Medicare funds for services to Medicare beneficiaries provide similar services to VA beneficiaries under similar VA payment policies.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

1 August 1985

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Amends the Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require any non-Federal provider of hospital services to any Medicare beneficiary to also accept Veterans Administration (VA) beneficiaries on a similar basis, and to accept payments from the VA as payments in full. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services any noncompliance with health care provision agreements by such a non-Federal provider. Authorizes the Secretary to then terminate such agreement after a finding of noncompliance.

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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 August 1985
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/3191
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/3191