LINC VA Act

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs, within one year, to run a pilot program that creates or improves an online platform connecting veterans with local services such as food aid, housing, health care, transportation, job training, child care, legal aid, and suicide prevention. The pilot would run at no fewer than five VA medical facilities, including rural and under-resourced sites, and would track referrals and their outcomes. The VA would collect information from veterans about social factors affecting health, such as housing and employment, as part of routine screenings. The bill also requires federal guidance to states on coordinating Medicaid with the pilot, a VA report to Congress, and an evaluation by the Government Accountability Office.

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Sponsors

• Dan Sullivan Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors