Bill · H.R. 9476· House(119-HR-9476)
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 6/25/2026
- Last activity
- 6/30/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sponsored by
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the Veterans Community Care Program. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is tasked with seeking a memorandum of understanding to allow reciprocal access to data between the Veterans Health Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This data exchange involves veterans enrolled in both the VA system and Medicare or Medicare Advantage plans. The goal is to use this information to prevent duplicative health care and erroneous payments. Additionally, the Secretary will use this coordination to identify specific Medicare Advantage plans that offer important benefits for veteran health.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+5
The bill directly benefits veterans by preventing duplicate payments and identifying specialized health benefits like hearing aids and TBI rehab.
Does this help veterans get medical care?+5
The bill enhances veteran healthcare by coordinating data to prevent duplicative services and identifying specialized benefits like adaptive equipment and TBI rehabilitation.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+5
The bill improves veterans' benefits through better coordination of healthcare data and the identification of specialized health plan benefits.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevention of Duplicate Services and Payments: By establishing a memorandum of understanding for data sharing, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs can ensure that veterans who are in both the VA and Medicare systems do not receive duplicative health care or erroneous payments (Section 1(b)(1)(A)).
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Identification of Specialized Health Benefits: The Secretary can identify specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals that provide specific benefits important to veteran health, such as adaptive sports equipment, hearing aids, or traumatic brain injury rehabilitation (Section 1(b)(1)(B) and Section 1(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the 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+5Good For People With Disabilities+4Good For Retirees+3Good For Seniors+3
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+5Improves Healthcare Access+3Increases Medicare Funding+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+5
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- 6/30/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 6/25/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House