H.R. 467: Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

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Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for care under the Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by removing certain eligibility requirements. The program authorizes the VA to furnish care and services to veterans abroad (i.e., outside any state) for the treatment of service-connected disabilities or as part of a Veteran Readiness and Employment rehabilitation program. The bill expands eligibility for care by removing the requirement that a veteran have a service-connected disability or be participating in a rehabilitation program. The bill also requires the VA to update its payment system to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund transfer. Under the bill, the VA must assess the feasibility and implications of contracting with an appropriate non-VA entity to build a network of non-VA entities to provide hospital care and medical services abroad under the Foreign Medical Program.

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Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr467.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr467 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills