HR 71 · in committee · significant
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- Creates a three-year pilot program letting veterans choose from VA facilities, community providers, and other eligible providers for hospital and medical care.
- Affects veterans enrolled in VA health care who want more flexibility in selecting their care providers.
- After four years, the program becomes permanent and removes location-based restrictions on where veterans can access care.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might expanding veterans' choice between VA facilities and community providers affect wait times and quality of care at different facility types?
- 02
What safeguards would ensure veterans with complex or rare conditions can still access specialized care if community providers lack expertise?
- 03
How would the VA's budget and staffing needs change if a significant portion of veterans shifted to using community providers under this pilot program?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-5
Andy Biggs
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-06
Joining the bill
Daniel Webster
R-FL-11 · original
Josh Brecheen
R-OK-2 · original
Elijah Crane
R-AZ-2 · original
Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9 · original
Anna Paulina Luna
R-FL-13 · original
Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27 · original
Vern Buchanan
R-FL-16
Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15
Harriet M. Hageman
R-WY
Thomas P. Tiffany
R-WI-7
Michael A. Rulli
R-OH-6
Jefferson Van Drew
D-NJ-2
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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