To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force on complementary and integrative health to assess access, evidence, and implementation options for veterans' care.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans could benefit from a structured review of whether complementary and integrative therapies should be more available through VA.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA would need to convene and staff a multidisciplinary task force and carry out assessments and framework development work.
Key Provisions
- Creates a VA task force on complementary and integrative health/whole health.
- Specifies membership spanning VA leadership, researchers, clinicians, veteran-serving groups, and community programs.
- Requires the task force to assess access and develop an effectiveness framework for such therapies.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force on complementary and integrative health to assess access, evidence, and implementation options for veterans' care.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Health Care
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force on complementary and integrative health to assess access, evidence, and implementation options for veterans' care.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Veterans who may benefit from wider access to complementary and integrative therapies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs officials responsible for convening and supporting the task force
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Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Elfreth (for herself and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Veterans who may receive greater access to complementary and integrative health therapies
Department of Veterans Affairs offices responsible for running the task force
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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