Veterans Health Flexibility Act
This bill expands eligibility for veterans to receive care through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) by removing existing qualifying criteria. Under the bill, veterans may receive care through the VCCP if they notify the Department of Veterans Affairs that they want care through the program.
To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL CARE UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
        new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Conditions Under Which Care Is Required To Be Furnished 
Through Non-Department Providers.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary shall furnish hospital care, medical 
services, or extended care services to a covered veteran through health 
care providers specified in subsection (c), if the covered veteran 
notifies the Secretary that the veteran desires to receive care through 
the Veterans Community Care Program.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (e);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (o) as 
        subsections (e) through (n), respectively;
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated by striking ``or 
        (e)''; and
            (5) in subsection (l)(2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection 
                (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
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Veterans Health Flexibility Act
To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers under the Veterans Choice Program.
Veterans Health Flexibility Act
Rep. Carl, Jerry L.