Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026

This bill changes how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sets payment rates for its Homemaker and Home Health Aide program, which pays providers for in-home care for veterans. The VA would have to restore any payment rates that were cut after December 31, 2025, back to the rates in effect on that date. The VA could not lower rates below those levels unless it tells Congress at least 90 days before the cut takes effect. The VA would also have to report to Congress each year on whether there are enough providers to meet veteran demand, and within 90 days report on the data and methods it uses to set these payment rates.

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Sponsors

• Martin Heinrich Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors