US Congress House Bill 814 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary, from the Medicare trust funds, for any item or service: (1) furnished to a Medicare-eligible veteran by a VA medical facility for the treatment of a non-service-connected condition; and (2) covered by Medicare or determined to be medically necessary by the VA Secretary. Requires the HHS Secretary to enter a memorandum of understanding with the VA Secretary concerning administration of the program. Specifies required conditions in the memorandum. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the program every three years. Declares the sense of Congress that the amount of funds appropriated to the VA for medical care in any fiscal year should not be reduced as a result of the implementation of the Medicare VA reimbursement program.

Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/814/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr814/BILLS-112hr814ih.pdf