VA MISSION Act of 2018
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The VA MISSION Act of 2018 is a U.S. law that overhauled veterans’ health care by expanding access to community care, consolidating existing VA programs, and enhancing support for caregivers of disabled veterans.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| MISSION Act | 1 |
| VA MISSION Act | 1 |
| VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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veterans health care law ⓘ |
| addresses | VA workforce recruitment and retention ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve quality of care for veterans
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improve veterans’ access to timely care ⓘ modernize VA medical facilities ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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veterans ⓘ veterans’ caregivers ⓘ |
| authorizes |
hiring and pay incentives for VA medical staff
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loan repayment and scholarship programs for clinicians ⓘ stipends and benefits for eligible family caregivers ⓘ veterans to receive care from non-VA providers under certain conditions ⓘ |
| benefits |
post-9/11 veterans and their caregivers
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pre-9/11 veterans and their caregivers ⓘ service-connected disabled veterans ⓘ |
| consolidates |
VA community care programs
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Veterans Choice Program ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates | Veterans Community Care Program ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | major community care provisions effective 2019-06-06 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 115th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enhances | support for caregivers of disabled veterans ⓘ |
| establishes |
Asset and Infrastructure Review process for VA
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access standards for wait times and drive times ⓘ new eligibility criteria for community care ⓘ |
| expands |
Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
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eligibility for non-VA health care providers ⓘ veterans’ access to community care ⓘ |
| expandsTo | caregivers of pre-9/11 veterans ⓘ |
| fullName |
VA MISSION Act of 2018
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VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018
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| funds | community care for eligible veterans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| mandates | periodic reporting to Congress on implementation ⓘ |
| phasesIn | caregiver benefits for veterans of different service eras ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
veteran caregivers
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veterans community care ⓘ veterans health care ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 115-182 ⓘ |
| reforms |
Veterans Health Administration
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surface form:
Department of Veterans Affairs health care system
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| replaces | Veterans Choice Program with a permanent community care program ⓘ |
| requires |
VA to coordinate care between VA and community providers
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VA to develop access standards for community care ⓘ VA to implement an information technology system for caregiver program management ⓘ asset and infrastructure review of VA facilities ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| shortName |
VA MISSION Act of 2018
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| signedBy | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2018-06-06 ⓘ |
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VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018
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VA MISSION Act
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MISSION Act