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Veterans Deserve Better Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 14, 2017
Latest Action
December 14, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Debbie StabenowDemocratic(MI)
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Veterans Deserve Better Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to require: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for hospital care or medical services furnished by a non-VA health care entity or provider under the Veterans Choice Program within 45 days of receipt of a paper claim or within 30 days of receipt of an electronic claim, and (2) the entity or provider to file a claim with the VA within 180 days of providing the service. The VA shall bar providers or entities that file fraudulent health claims from program participation. The VA shall: (1) ensure that contracts with third party administrators require that veterans' health care appointments be scheduled within five days, and (2) track all appointments and follow up on delayed appointments.
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Filing registrants (2)
2019 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $168,102 · Firm income: Not reported
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8164-8165)
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.5804 - Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act H.R.5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R.6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $172,085 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 101, HR 102, HR 103, HR 299, HR 303, HR 457, HR 476, HR 632, HR 846, HR 907, HR 918, HR 927, HR 936, HR 1005, HR 1058, HR 1063, HR 1100, HR 1153, HR 1279, HR 1329, HR 1359, HR 1367, HR 1371, HR 1472, HR 1618, HR 1802, HR 1943, HR 1972, HR 2123, HR 2147, HR 2288, HR 2452, HR 2652, HR 3158, HR 3368, HR 3558, HR 3605, HR 3705, HR 3819, HR 4016, HR 4099, HR 4146, HR 4334, HR 4345, HR 4369, HR 4451, HR 4556, HR 4635, HR 4843, HR 4898, HR 4958, HR 5044, HR 5452, HR 5467, HR 5520, HR 5553, HR 5671, HR 5693, HR 5920, S 23, S 75, S 112, S 113, S 116, S 120, S 165, S 233, S 283, S 319, S 324, S 339, S 422, S 423, S 591, S 609, S 681, S 683, S 784, S 804, S 833, S 925, S 946, S 970, S 992, S 1024, S 1072, S 1111, S 1153, S 1161, S 1261, S 1325, S 1333, S 1473, S 1735, S 1759, S 1873, S 1972, S 1990, S 2038, S 2105, S 2131, S 2193, S 2239, S 2341, S 2356, S 2402, S 2565, S 2768, S 2796, S 2821, S 2884.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.5804 - Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act H.R.5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R.6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $165,615 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 101, HR 102, HR 103, HR 299, HR 303, HR 457, HR 476, HR 632, HR 846, HR 907, HR 918, HR 927, HR 936, HR 1005, HR 1058, HR 1063, HR 1100, HR 1153, HR 1279, HR 1329, HR 1359, HR 1367, HR 1371, HR 1472, HR 1618, HR 1802, HR 1943, HR 1972, HR 2123, HR 2147, HR 2288, HR 2452, HR 2652, HR 3158, HR 3368, HR 3558, HR 3605, HR 3705, HR 3819, HR 4016, HR 4099, HR 4146, HR 4334, HR 4345, HR 4369, HR 4451, HR 4556, HR 4635, HR 4843, HR 4898, HR 4958, HR 5044, HR 5452, HR 5467, HR 5520, HR 5553, HR 5671, HR 5693, HR 5920, S 23, S 75, S 112, S 113, S 116, S 120, S 165, S 233, S 283, S 319, S 324, S 339, S 422, S 423, S 591, S 609, S 681, S 683, S 784, S 804, S 833, S 925, S 946, S 970, S 992, S 1024, S 1072, S 1111, S 1153, S 1161, S 1261, S 1325, S 1333, S 1473, S 1735, S 1759, S 1873, S 1972, S 1990, S 2038, S 2105, S 2131, S 2193, S 2239, S 2341, S 2356, S 2402, S 2565, S 2768, S 2796, S 2821, S 2884.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 101, HR 102, HR 103, HR 299, HR 303, HR 457, HR 476, HR 632, HR 846, HR 907, HR 918, HR 927, HR 936, HR 1005, HR 1058, HR 1063, HR 1100, HR 1153, HR 1279, HR 1329, HR 1359, HR 1367, HR 1371, HR 1472, HR 1618, HR 1802, HR 1943, HR 1972, HR 2123, HR 2147, HR 2288, HR 2452, HR 2652, HR 3158, HR 3368, HR 3558, HR 3605, HR 3705, HR 3819, HR 4016, HR 4099, HR 4146, HR 4334, HR 4345, HR 4369, HR 4451, HR 4556, HR 4635, HR 4843, HR 4898, HR 4958, HR 5044, HR 5452, HR 5467, HR 5553, HR 5671, HR 5920, S 23, S 75, S 112, S 113, S 116, S 120, S 165, S 233, S 283, S 319, S 324, S 339, S 422, S 423, S 591, S 609, S 681, S 683, S 784, S 804, S 833, S 925, S 946, S 970, S 992, S 1024, S 1072, S 1111, S 1153, S 1161, S 1261, S 1325, S 1333, S 1473, S 1735, S 1759, S 1873, S 1990, S 2038, S 2105, S 2131, S 2193, S 2239, S 2341, S 2356, S 2402, S 2565, S 2821, S 2884.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1838/S.1001 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 H.R.1017/S.479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R.4679 - Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act of 2017 H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.5804 - Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act H.R.5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R.6138 - ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018 H.R.5674 - VA MISSION Act of 2018 H.R.4783/S.2239 - Veterans Deserve Better Act Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs
Client expense: $225,085 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations and its delivery of benefits and services to veterans, their dependents and survivors: HR 90, HR 91, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 101, HR 102, HR 103, HR 299, HR 303, HR 457, HR 476, HR 632, HR 846, HR 907, HR 918, HR 927, HR 1005, HR 1058, HR 1063, HR 1100, HR 1153, HR 1279, HR 1329, HR 1359, HR 1367, HR 1371, HR 1472, HR 1618, HR 1802, HR 1943, HR 2123, HR 2147, HR 2288, HR 2452, HR 2652, HR 3158, HR 3368, HR 3558, HR 3605, HR 3705, HR 3819, HR 4016, HR 4099, HR 4146, HR 4345, HR 4369, HR 4635, HR 4843, HR 4958, HR 5452, S 23, S 75, S 112, S 113, S 116, S 165, S 233, S 283, S 319, S 324, S 339, S 422, S 423, S 591, S 609, S 681, S 683, S 784, S 804, S 833, S 925, S 946, S 970, S 992, S 1024, S 1072, S 1111, S 1153, S 1161, S 1261, S 1325, S 1473, S 1735, S 1759, S 1990, S 2038, S 2105, S 2131, S 2193, S 2239, S 2341, S 2402, S 2565.
Client expense: $185,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service