To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes.

This bill would change how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays outside providers who treat veterans through its Community Care Program. By January 1, 2027, the VA would have to set separate payment rates based on where care is actually given, such as a hospital outpatient department, an ambulatory surgical center, or a physician's office. Each care site would need its own National Provider Identifier, and the VA could not pay a claim unless it lists the identifier for the site where care was given. Off-campus hospital outpatient departments would need their own identifier and could not bill veterans for services unless the services were billed under that identifier.

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Sponsors

• Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors