US Congress Senate Bill 1662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7929)
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to introduce pay-for-performance mechanisms into contracts which compensate Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contractors for the provision of veterans' health care services through community-based outpatient clinics (clinics), (2) commence plan implementation within 60 days after submission, and (3) report semiannually to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of utilizing such mechanisms in the provision of VA health care services by means in addition to such clinics.

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2013

Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7929)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1662/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1662/BILLS-113s1662is.pdf