Larry Barrett Veterans’ Memory Care Act of 2025

This bill changes how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) decides on outside community care for veterans seeking extended care services, such as long-term or memory care. For three years, the VA would have to consider a veteran's preference for where, when, and how to get these services, whether the veteran needs a caregiver or attendant, and continuity of care. Veterans already receiving care under this rule could keep it until their episode of care ends, even after the three years. The bill also requires the VA to approve, within 30 days, certain veterans' requests for a care agreement with a provider of their choice if they live more than an hour from a qualified VA-network provider, and to provide in-home care while the request is pending.

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Sponsors

• Erin Houchin Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors