H.R. 635: HEALTHY Vets Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 13, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Stevan “Steve” Pearce [R-NM2]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 13, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 13, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 13, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

6% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
19 cosponsors (18R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Veterans' Affairs

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Full Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 13, 2013.
4 pages

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2/13/2013--Introduced.
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.

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