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119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security

H.R. 467: Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 15, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
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Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 15, 2025

This bill expands eligibility for care under the Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by removing certain eligibility requirements. The program authorizes the VA to furnish care and services to veterans abroad (i.e., outside any state) for the treatment of service-connected disabilities or as part of a Veteran Readiness and Employment rehabilitation program. The bill expands eligibility for care by removing the requirement that a veteran have a service-connected disability or be participating in a rehabilitation program.

The bill also requires the VA to update its payment system to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund transfer.

Under the bill, the VA must assess the feasibility and implications of contracting with an appropriate non-VA entity to build a network of non-VA entities to provide hospital care and medical services abroad under the Foreign Medical Program.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in the House by Jefferson Van Drew.
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  1. Feb 20, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.