Bill Details
S.540 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-02-12
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
7
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This bill would change the rules for the Veterans Community Care Program so that officials must consider whether a veteran can keep seeing the same health care providers when deciding what is in the veteran’s “best medical interest.” In plain terms, it would make continuity of care a formal factor in health care decisions for veterans who get care outside the VA system. The goal is to help veterans avoid unnecessary changes in doctors or treatment when that could disrupt their care.
- It amends existing law in title 38 of the U.S. Code, which covers veterans’ benefits and health care.
- It adds “continuity of care” as a specific factor that must be weighed in community care decisions.
- The bill is meant to support smoother, more stable care for veterans by reducing gaps or disruptions in treatment.
Official Summaries
Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act
This bill requires the consideration of continuity of care when determining whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in the best medical interest of a veteran.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 540 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 540
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of
continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under
the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of
continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under
the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Continuity in Veterans
Health Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE UNDER VETERANS
COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.
Section 1703(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) Continuity of care.''.
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