Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 23, 2014)
Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish medical residency programs, or ensure a sufficient number of residency positions in medical residency programs, at VA medical facilities that the Secretary determines: (1) are experiencing a shortage of physicians, and (2) are located in communities that are designated as a health professional shortage area.
Requires the Secretary to determine the specialty of health care professionals that a location is experiencing a shortage of and allocate residency positions based on such determination.
Directs the Secretary, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, to establish not fewer than 2,000 graduate medical education residency positions, giving priority to VA medical facilities that: (1) do not have medical residency programs, and (2) are located in communities that have a high concentration of veterans.
What just happenedJul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 23, 2014
- Jul 7, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 23, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jun 23, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House