VA Hospitals: Feasibility Study for New Facilities in Alaska, Hawaii, and New Hampshire.
This Act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study the feasibility of establishing full-service VA hospitals in Alaska, Hawaii, and New Hampshire, potentially improving local healthcare access for veterans. Crucially, the law ensures that veterans in these states will maintain their existing access to private sector care options (Veterans Community Care Program) even if a new VA hospital is established.
Key points
Mandates a feasibility study for establishing a full-service VA hospital in Alaska, Hawaii, and New Hampshire.
Guarantees veterans' continued access to private healthcare options (VCCP) after any potential new VA hospital opens.
Study results must be published publicly by the VA within one year of the law's enactment.
Status:
Introduced
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