What does Preamble of Improving Veteran Access to Care Act do?

This bill, formally titled 'To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an integrated project team to improve the process for scheduling appointments for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes,' aims to improve the scheduling process for healthcare appointments within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an integrated project team to achieve this improvement.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Improving Veteran Access to Care Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act

What does IMPLEMENTATION OF AND REPORT ON EFFORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF of Improving Veteran Access to Care Act do?

This section requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a plan to Congress within one year of the Act's enactment to improve health care appointment scheduling for both patients and employees. The plan must include actions, resources, technology, and process improvements to enhance health care delivery, access, customer experience, and efficiency. The plan must address objectives such as developing a scheduling system allowing personnel and patients to view available appointments and creating a self-service scheduling platform. The self-service platform should enable patients to view, schedule, cancel, and reschedule appointments, and provide a method for referral requests. A process must be established allowing patients to schedule appointments telephonically with a scheduler. If an objective or feature cannot be implemented, the Secretary must include a report explaining why and a plan for proceeding without it. The Secretary must fully implement the plan within two years of submitting it to Congress. The plan's development must consider the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program to ensure a smooth transition. The Secretary must submit progress reports to Congress one and two years after submitting the plan, detailing costs, schedules, goals, and lessons learned. The section clarifies that veterans should not be prevented from scheduling appointments through non-online methods.

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Improving Veteran Access to Care Act

Last updated: 11/20/2025 · Introduced: 11/12/2025

Author: Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)

TL;DR (AI)

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to establish an integrated project team to improve the process for scheduling appointments for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Secretary must submit a plan to Congress within one year of the Act's enactment to improve health care appointment scheduling, including actions, resources, technology, and process improvements.
The plan must be fully implemented within two years of submission and include features such as a self-service scheduling platform, telephonic scheduling, and consideration of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program.

119th Congressin committeeHR. 9237(In Committee)Official page

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