A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, thus allowing the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended. The bill makes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the primary payer (currently the VA is the secondary payer) for medical care relating to non-service connected disabilities and recovery of costs from third parties for certain care under the program. The VA may share medical information with a non-VA entity (including private entities and other federal agencies) that provides veterans with authorized hospital care or medical services. Such entity may not redisclose or use such information for a purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 19 April 2017

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 19 April 2017

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• Public Law

  summary · EN · 19 April 2017

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 5 April 2017

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 3 April 2017

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 3 April 2017

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 3 April 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2017

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• Introduced in Senate

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