To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 29, 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.
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate with each other to better manage healthcare for veterans who are enrolled in both the VA system and Medicare or Medicare Advantage plans. The bill requires the two departments to enter into an agreement within one year to share data about these "dual-enrolled" veterans, including their medical treatments and billing information from both systems. The VA would use this shared information to prevent duplicate treatments and payments, while Medicare would use VA data to adjust how it calculates payments to Medicare Advantage plans. The VA Secretary must report to Congress within one year of the agreement taking effect, and then every two years thereafter, on how well the coordination is working to eliminate wasteful or erroneous billing. The bill affects millions of veterans who qualify for both VA and Medicare benefits, potentially saving money across both federal healthcare programs through better coordination.
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