H.R. 3230: An Act To Improve The Access Of Veterans To Medical Services From The Department Of Veterans Affairs, And For Other Purposes

On August 7, 2014, President Obama signed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care reform act (H.R. 3230), commonly referred to as The Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. The Act includes: 1) Expanded availability of hospital care and medical services for veterans through the use of agreements with non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities; 2) Enhancement of collaboration between Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service; 3) Enhancement of collaboration between Department of Veterans Affairs and Native Hawaiian health care systems; 4) Reauthorization and modification of pilot program of enhanced . . .