Healthcare Innovation November 27, 2024
Pietje Kobus

Reform bill includes pay flexibility for healthcare workers

On November 18 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill with an extensive list of changes to how the Department of Veterans (VA) delivers healthcare and benefits. The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act pulls together several bills that lawmakers introduced to Congress.

“Among its provisions, the Dole Act would expand pay flexibilities for some VA healthcare workers, and would set new standards for how the VA provides care to veterans,” Jory Heckman of the Federal News Network explained. “The bill would also require the VA to...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Provider, VA / DoD
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