Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the Veterans Community Care Program. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is tasked with seeking a memorandum of understanding to allow reciprocal access to data between the Veterans Health Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This data exchange involves veterans enrolled in both the VA system and Medicare or Medicare Advantage plans. The goal is to use this information to prevent duplicative health care and erroneous payments. Additionally, the Secretary will use this coordination to identify specific Medicare Advantage plans that offer important benefits for veteran health.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill directly benefits veterans by preventing duplicate payments and identifying specialized health benefits like hearing aids and TBI rehab.
- Scored +5
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The bill enhances veteran healthcare by coordinating data to prevent duplicative services and identifying specialized benefits like adaptive equipment and TBI rehabilitation.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill improves veterans' benefits through better coordination of healthcare data and the identification of specialized health plan benefits.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevention of Duplicate Services and Payments: By establishing a memorandum of understanding for data sharing, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs can ensure that veterans who are in both the VA and Medicare systems do not receive duplicative health care or erroneous payments (Section 1(b)(1)(A)).
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Identification of Specialized Health Benefits: The Secretary can identify specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals that provide specific benefits important to veteran health, such as adaptive sports equipment, hearing aids, or traumatic brain injury rehabilitation (Section 1(b)(1)(B) and Section 1(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill directly benefits veterans by preventing duplicate payments and identifying specialized health benefits like hearing aids and TBI rehab. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill focuses on specialized care for special needs individuals, including adaptive sports equipment and rehabilitation. Would retired people be better off under this? — The coordination of Medicare and VA data improves the administrative efficiency for retired veterans. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill assists seniors enrolled in both Medicare and the VA by streamlining their healthcare administration.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The bill enhances veteran healthcare by coordinating data to prevent duplicative services and identifying specialized benefits like adaptive equipment and TBI rehabilitation. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill improves healthcare access by identifying specialized Medicare Advantage plans tailored to specific veteran health needs. Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65? — The bill directs the identification of specialized Medicare Advantage plans that provide specific benefits important to veteran health.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill improves veterans' benefits through better coordination of healthcare data and the identification of specialized health plan benefits.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill seeks to prevent erroneous and duplicative health care payments by establishing a data exchange between the VA and CMS.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill establishes coordination offices to better manage the intersection of VA and Medicare data.
- 6/30/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 6/25/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House