Properties (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:addresses |
mental health crisis intervention
health disparities among veterans long wait times for appointments service-related health issues |
| gptkbp:allows |
use of private sector providers
veterans to access care in emergencies veterans to appeal decisions veterans to choose telehealth services veterans to choose their providers veterans to receive care in their homes veterans_to_seek_care_outside_the_VA_system |
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Veterans_Health_Care_Eligibility_Reform_Act
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
funding issues
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
some lawmakers
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:enforces |
VA_Secretary
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Veterans_Choice_Fund
Choice Program |
| gptkbp:expirationDate |
2017-08-07
|
| gptkbp:funding |
$10 billion
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Veterans Affairs Choice Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
veterans
increased access to healthcare |
| gptkbp:includes |
mental health services
telehealth services substance abuse treatment preventive care services culturally competent care telemedicine options specialized care for women veterans caregiver training programs rural healthcare provisions support for homeless veterans. |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
VA scandal of 2014
|
| gptkbp:mandates |
outreach to veterans
|
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Department_of_Veterans_Affairs
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
veterans_healthcare_reform
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
integrated care models
|
| gptkbp:provides |
family caregiver support
access to specialists transportation assistance care coordination services access to wellness programs access to alternative therapies access to rehabilitation services urgent care access reimbursement_for_non-VA_care |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide veterans with more healthcare options
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Veterans_Affairs_Department
|
| gptkbp:requires |
annual reports to Congress
evaluation of program effectiveness reporting on wait times feedback from veterans on services collaboration with local providers data collection on care quality integration of services across agencies monitoring of patient outcomes veterans to meet eligibility criteria wait time standards for care |
| gptkbp:signature |
gptkb:Barack_Obama
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:VA_MISSION_Act
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
veteran advocacy groups
|
| gptkbp:supports |
employment assistance programs
peer support programs research on veteran health issues community-based outpatient clinics community care initiatives transitional care programs |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
2014-08-07
|