U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9524: Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 17, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 29, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Memorandum of understanding for reciprocal access to certain health care data between the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, for purposes of coordinating the costs, care, and management of hospital care and medical services furnished under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to reciprocal access between the Veterans Health Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to data and information on veterans who are concurrently enrolled in the patient enrollment system under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, and-- (1) the Medicare program; or (2) a Medicare Advantage plan. …
Sponsors
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : 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
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB9524?
- HB9524 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026.
- What does HB9524 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to provide for coordination between the Secretaries in the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9524?
- In committee as of July 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (July 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9524?
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003).
- Where is the official record for HB9524?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9524
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