Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans’ Health Accountability Act”.
Veterans’ Health Accountability Act
A BILL
To require accountability in the Veterans Health Administration.
Sec. 2 Congressional findings
Congress finds that in light of the Veterans Health Administration's continued delays in providing emergency and other serious health care to the Nation's veterans, there needs to be more accountability to prevent this situation from occurring in the future.
Sec. 3 Definitions
Timely basis shall be one day for procedures and seven calendar days for tests.
Sec. 4 General authorization
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide a voucher, the value of which shall be the market price for the needed service, for use at non-Veterans’ Administration facilities for any veteran who has been denied healthcare on a timely basis at any Veterans’ Administration facility.
If more than ten percent of the Veterans Health Administration's budget goes towards the health vouchers, then all veterans shall be eligible for Veterans’ Administration-paid care from non-Veterans’ Administration facilities and the Secretary of the Veterans’ Administration shall immediately prepare for the privatization of all Veterans’ Administration facilities to be completed within one calendar year.