Bill · H.R. 668· House(119-HR-668)
Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act
- Introduced
- 1/23/2025
- Last activity
- 3/4/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sponsored by
- Juan Ciscomani
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill establishes the "Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act." It directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to run a three-year pilot program to manage care for veterans enrolled in both Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The program aims to improve access, outcomes, quality, and costs while eliminating gaps and duplication of services. Each participating veteran will be assigned a case manager to create individualized care plans and assist in navigating different healthcare systems. The program will be implemented in three to five Veterans Integrated Service Networks, including rural and medically underserved areas.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+7
The bill creates a case management system to improve access, outcomes, and quality of care for veterans.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+7
The bill implements a pilot program to provide case management and better care coordination for veterans.
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+6
The bill specifically targets veterans enrolled in Medicare, which is a program for seniors, to improve their care coordination.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Healthcare Access and Quality: The pilot program intends to improve access to health care services, outcomes, and the quality of care for covered veterans (Section 2(b)(1)-(3)).
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Cost Reductions: The program aims to lower the costs of care received by covered veterans (Section 2(b)(4)).
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Reduced Service Gaps: The initiative seeks to eliminate gaps in care and the duplication of services and expenses for veterans (Section 2(b)(5)).
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Enhanced Care Coordination: The program focuses on improving coordination, including the sharing of patient information and medical records between different providers (Section 2(b)(6)).
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Individualized Support: Each participating veteran will be assigned a case manager who will develop an individualized needs assessment and a care coordination plan with defined treatment goals (Section 2(d)(1)).
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Navigation Assistance: Case managers are tasked with helping veterans access needed services and navigating systems under both the Secretary and the Medicare program (Section 2(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+7Good For Seniors+6Good For Rural Residents+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+6Increases Medicare Funding+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+7
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Social Security+2
- 6/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/23/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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