HR 2775 United States House · 117th Congress

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act

Summary

VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

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President

Introduced Apr 22, 2021 Last action Jul 14, 2021

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Committee

Jul 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

lower

Jul 14, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors