To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the rate of pay for care or services provided under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location at which such care or services were provided, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · March 24, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 8057 modifies how the Department of Veterans Affairs pays providers for care delivered through its Community Care Program by establishing location-specific payment rates based on where services are actually provided rather than where the provider's main office is located. The bill requires the VA Secretary to set different payment rates for different service sites—such as hospital outpatient departments, ambulatory surgical centers, and physicians' offices—and to ensure each site has a unique identifier by January 1, 2027. Providers must include these site identifiers on all claims submitted to the VA, and veterans cannot be billed for services unless the claim includes the proper identifier. The legislation also prevents off-campus hospital outpatient departments from being charged at the same rates as independent providers, while preserving the VA Secretary's authority to determine facility fees and maintain other existing payment policies. These changes take effect on January 1 of the first calendar year following the bill's enactment.
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