S 1319 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.(2021-07-28)
Plain Language Summary
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VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1319, VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
Oct 15, 2021As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 28, 2021
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