Veterans Health Savings Account Pilot Program
Official: Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act
This bill allows veterans to access primary care through health savings accounts, giving them more options for their healthcare. It aims to improve veterans' access to medical services outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs system.
Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year pilot program to provide veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with the option to receive primary care services from a non-VA health care provider under a direct primary care service arrangement and pay using a veteran health savings account.
1. This bill creates a pilot program for veterans to use health savings accounts. 2. Veterans can choose primary care from non-Department of Veterans Affairs providers. 3. The program lasts for five years and starts one year after the bill becomes law. 4. Veterans participating in the program cannot receive certain VA medical care. 5. Reports on the program's progress will be submitted to Congress regularly.
Eligible veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system.