Sec. 109. Report on use of value-based reimbursement models under Veterans Community Care Program
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1703E of title 38 United States Code, the Office of Integrated Veteran Care of the Department, or successor office, and Third Party Administrators, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing— an assessment of the efforts of the Department pursuant to section 1703(i)(5) of such title, to incorporate value-based reimbursement models under the Veterans Community Care Program to promote the provision of high-quality care to veterans; and such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the use of value-based reimbursement models throughout the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of such title.
This section shall not be construed to be a pilot program subject to the requirements of section 1703E of title 38, United States Code. In this section, the term Third Party Administrator means an entity that manages a provider network and performs administrative services related to such network under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code.