Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the HHS Secretary, to run a pilot program coordinating care between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Medicare program. It targets veterans whose care can be fragmented across VA facilities, Medicare-covered providers, and community care, especially senior veterans and wounded warriors with complex needs.
Who Benefits and How
Senior veterans benefit because VA and Medicare providers would have a pilot structure for coordinating overlapping care. Wounded warriors benefit if the pilot reduces duplicative appointments, conflicting care plans, and gaps between VA and non-VA services. Caregivers benefit from clearer coordination between federal health programs that otherwise operate separately. VA care coordinators benefit from a formal pilot for testing data sharing, referral, and follow-up procedures.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The VA Secretary must design and operate the pilot in consultation with HHS. HHS and Medicare program staff must coordinate with VA on eligible veterans and covered services. VA medical centers participating in the pilot must manage referrals and information-sharing workflows. Medicare providers may need to coordinate treatment information with VA care teams.
Key Provisions
- Requires a pilot program on care coordination between VA and Medicare.
- Requires VA consultation with HHS in designing the pilot.
- Focuses on senior veterans and wounded warriors who may receive care through both systems.
- Creates a testbed for reducing fragmentation between VA and Medicare-covered services.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires a VA-HHS pilot program to coordinate care for senior veterans and wounded warriors who receive services through both VA and Medicare.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Health Care, Medicare
Primary Purpose
Requires a VA-HHS pilot program to coordinate care for senior veterans and wounded warriors who receive services through both VA and Medicare.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Senior veterans
- Wounded warriors
- Veteran caregivers
- VA care coordinators
Identified Costs
- VA Secretary
- HHS Medicare staff
- VA medical centers
- Medicare providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an …
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. King) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medicare program staff, VA care coordinators
Positive-direction: VA care coordinators
Negative-direction: Department of Veterans Affairs, Medicare program staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- "hhs_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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