Bill > HR3932

Introduced Session

To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes. This bill eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill expands the definition of preventive health services to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, the preventive care and screenings provided for in the Health Resources and Services Administration Preventive Services Guidelines in effect as of January 1, 2017.

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Lauren Underwood (D)*,  Colin Allred (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Val Demings (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Chuy García (D),  Anthony Gonzalez (R),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  David Rouzer (R),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 08/14/2019)

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