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S.3516: VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 7, 2016
- Latest Major Action Dec. 8, 2016
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Bill Summary
VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for the conduct by a nongovernmental hospital organization of a best-practices peer review of each VA medical center to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at each such center. The VA must give priority for such review to the VA centers with the longest wait times for an appointment or the worst health outcomes.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 8, 2016 |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.
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| Dec. 7, 2016 |
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| Dec. 7, 2016 |
Introduced in the Senate by John McCain (R-Ariz.) |