Veterans Health Care Act of 1992
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The Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 is a U.S. federal law that expanded and restructured health care services for veterans and established key drug pricing and pharmaceutical benefits programs.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
health care law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | veterans ⓘ |
| appliesToProgram |
Department of Defense health care programs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Veterans Affairs health care system NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Health Service entities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | United States military veterans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| establishes | drug pricing requirements for manufacturers selling to certain federal purchasers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
access to affordable prescription drugs for veterans
ⓘ
improvement of veterans outpatient and inpatient care ⓘ |
| governs |
pricing terms for certain outpatient drugs sold to federal purchasers
ⓘ
provision of health care services to eligible veterans ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Department of Veterans Affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal drug purchasing policies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Public Health Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Veterans Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
health law
ⓘ
pharmaceutical regulation ⓘ veterans law ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
drug pricing
ⓘ
pharmaceutical benefits ⓘ veterans health care ⓘ |
| presidentAtSigning | George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish drug pricing programs for federal agencies
ⓘ
to establish pharmaceutical benefits programs for veterans ⓘ to expand health care services for veterans ⓘ to restructure veterans health care programs ⓘ |
| regulates |
discounts on prescription drugs purchased by certain federal programs
ⓘ
pharmaceutical pricing for covered outpatient drugs ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| signedBy | George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | social welfare legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1992 ⓘ |
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