This bill establishes a three-year pilot program to help veterans who use both Veterans Affairs healthcare and Medicare navigate and coordinate their care between these two systems. The program will operate in three to five Veterans Affairs regions with significant numbers of eligible veterans, including rural and medically underserved areas, and will assign case managers to help veterans access services and avoid gaps or duplicated care across both systems. The Veterans Affairs Department will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and preferably contract with private healthcare companies experienced in care coordination to design and implement the program, using proven commercial healthcare models where possible. The pilot will track metrics including patient outcomes, costs, access to care, and satisfaction levels, with quarterly reports to Congress during development and implementation, followed by annual reports on results and a final assessment within 180 days of the program's end. The bill does not specify dedicated funding but authorizes the pilot program to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs for the target veteran population while eliminating inefficiencies between the VA and Medicare systems.
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