Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026
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
The Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026 directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This agreement aims to establish reciprocal access to data between the Veterans Health Administration and the Medicare program or Medicare Advantage plans. The goal is to coordinate the costs, care, and management of hospital care and medical services. By sharing information, the departments can better manage care for veterans enrolled in both systems. This coordination also informs utilization management under the Veterans Community Care Program. Finally, the bill requires regular reporting on the effectiveness of this memorandum.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +6
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill improves the management of care and reduces duplicative medical services for veterans enrolled in both VA and Medicare systems.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill improves care coordination by informing veterans of beneficial or follow-up services via Medicare or Medicare Advantage.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill enhances veterans' benefits through improved data sharing and coordination between the VA and Medicare programs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Care Coordination: The Secretary shall use shared information to inform veterans of beneficial or follow-up to services furnished through Medicare or Medicare Advantage programs (Section 2(c)(3)).
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Reduction of Errors: The coordination is intended to avoid duplicative health care and prevent erroneous or duplicative payments for health care provided to veterans (Section 2(c)(1) and (2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated within the provided 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 improves the management of care and reduces duplicative medical services for veterans enrolled in both VA and Medicare systems. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill improves coordination for veterans who are also concurrently enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage programs.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill improves care coordination by informing veterans of beneficial or follow-up services via Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65? — The bill coordinates data between the VA and Medicare to better manage services for concurrently enrolled individuals.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill enhances veterans' benefits through improved data sharing and coordination between the VA and Medicare programs.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill seeks to avoid erroneous or duplicative payments for health care services provided to veterans.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires biennial reports to Congressional committees assessing the effectiveness of the data-sharing memorandum.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this strengthen Social Security? — The bill amends the Social Security Act to incorporate data for calculating benchmark payments related to veteran care.
- 7/17/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 6/29/2026
- 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