Critical Access for Veterans Care Act
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026
What it does
The Critical Access for Veterans Care Act would expand veterans' access to critical access hospitals and affiliated rural health clinics through the Veterans Community Care Program by allowing covered veterans residing within 35 miles of such facilities to receive care without prior authorization or referral. It establishes Medicare-based payment rates for services at these facilities, requires claims to include a specific identifier for reimbursement at cost-based levels, and mandates payment within 60 days of claim submission. The bill also requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress within one year on the implementation of these changes, including claims processing…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.