US Congress House Bill 635 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-3)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets Act of 2013 or HEALTHY Vets Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of a veteran for whom Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are geographically inaccessible (as defined under this Act), to contract for the provision of the following care: (1) primary care; (2) acute or chronic symptom management; (3) nontherapeutic medical services; and (4) other medical services determined appropriate by the director of the appropriate VA service region, after consultation with the VA physician responsible for such veteran's primary care. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirement upon demonstrating, on an individual basis, that the costs of providing the contract care significantly outweigh the benefits of localized health care.

HEALTHY Vets Act of 2013

Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/635/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr635/BILLS-113hr635ih.pdf