Rep. Mackenzie Introduces Bipartisan Improving Veteran Access to Care Act to Fix VA Scheduling
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by a subcommittee. It was recently sent to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs for further study. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for the committee to decide on the next steps.
The bill has bipartisan support and addresses a popular issue, but many VA technology reforms struggle due to the high cost and complexity of the agency's computer systems.
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VA employees responsible for scheduling appointments would get improved tools, training, and processes. The bill specifically mentions improvements to "employee-facing information technology, training, and processes," which could reduce the burden on schedulers who currently work with outdated or inefficient systems.
“such other functions, oversight, metric development and tracking, change management, cross-Department coordination, and other related matters, including improvements to employee-facing information technology, training, and processes, as the Secretary determines appropriate”
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Improving Veteran Access to Care Act
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