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Received this email earlier today so thought of posting it here:
November 30, 2017
VA Provider Equity Act Added to Caring for our Veterans Act
In a major development for APMA's VA Provider Equity Act, the bill was adopted Wednesday as an amendment to the bipartisan Senate Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017, legislation that would renew funding for the program that allows veterans to receive health care at non-VA facilities when appropriate care is not readily accessible at a local VA facility.
The Caring for our Veterans Act is viewed as critical legislation for passage prior to the holiday recess, as the program has run out of funding. APMA members are strongly encouraged to continue contacting their senators and encouraging them to support S. 1871, the VA Provider Equity Act, to underscore the importance of this legislation, whether as a standalone bill or an amendment to another piece of legislation, and to advocate for the highest quality care for our nation's veterans.
If the Caring for our Veterans Act passes in the Senate, it will have to be reconciled with a House version of the bill. Passage in the Senate will significantly increase the possibility of ultimate enactment of the VA Provider Equity Act, as it will have passed in both chambers of Congress (the House version of the VA Provider Equity Act, HR 1058, passed on unanimous consent this summer).
November 30, 2017
VA Provider Equity Act Added to Caring for our Veterans Act
In a major development for APMA's VA Provider Equity Act, the bill was adopted Wednesday as an amendment to the bipartisan Senate Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017, legislation that would renew funding for the program that allows veterans to receive health care at non-VA facilities when appropriate care is not readily accessible at a local VA facility.
The Caring for our Veterans Act is viewed as critical legislation for passage prior to the holiday recess, as the program has run out of funding. APMA members are strongly encouraged to continue contacting their senators and encouraging them to support S. 1871, the VA Provider Equity Act, to underscore the importance of this legislation, whether as a standalone bill or an amendment to another piece of legislation, and to advocate for the highest quality care for our nation's veterans.
If the Caring for our Veterans Act passes in the Senate, it will have to be reconciled with a House version of the bill. Passage in the Senate will significantly increase the possibility of ultimate enactment of the VA Provider Equity Act, as it will have passed in both chambers of Congress (the House version of the VA Provider Equity Act, HR 1058, passed on unanimous consent this summer).
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