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US HB874
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Richard McCormick
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AI Summary
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Requires the VA Secretary to establish location-specific payment rates for Community Care Program services based on where care is actually provided, not where the provider's headquarters is located
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Specifies five distinct care settings for rate differentiation: inpatient hospitals, on-campus hospital outpatient departments, off-campus hospital outpatient departments, ambulatory surgical centers, and physician offices
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Mandates that payment claims include a unique, geographically specific national provider identifier code identifying the actual service location
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Requires the VA to pay the lowest applicable rate when multiple rates could apply for the same care or services
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Takes effect January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
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.
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
3/4/2025