HR 467
Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025
Summary
Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for care under the Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by removing certain eligibility requirements. The program authorizes the VA to furnish care and services to veterans abroad (i.e., outside any state) for the treatment of service-connected disabilities or as part of a Veteran Readiness and Employment rehabilitation program. The bill expands eligibility for care by removing the requirement that a veteran have a service-connected disability or be participating in a rehabilitation program. The bill also requires the VA to update its payment system to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund transfer. Under the bill, the VA must assess the feasibility and implications of contracting with an appropriate non-VA entity to build a network of non-VA entities to provide hospital care and medical services abroad under the Foreign Medical Program.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew [R-NJ-2]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-01-15
- Latest action
- 2025-02-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2025-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-01-15: Introduced in House
- 2025-01-15: Introduced in House