Sec. 103. ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT ON WAIVERS OF CERTAIN PAYMENT RATES UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM
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## SEC. 103 ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT ON WAIVERS OF CERTAIN PAYMENT RATES UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM ###
(a)In General Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsection
(p)as subsection (q); and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(o)the following new subsection (p): > > ### “(p) Annual Review and Report on Waivers of Payment Rates > > > ####
(1)> > On an annual basis, the Secretary shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > conduct a review of waivers of payment rates under subsection
(i)for Third Party Administrators to identify whether such waivers help to alleviate community-specific challenges, including scarcity of medical services associated with access to health care; and > > > ##### “(B) > > submit to Congress a report on the results of such review. > > > #### “(2) > > Each report under paragraph (1)(B) shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report— > > > ##### “(A) > > a statement, disaggregated by region, of the total number of waivers described in subparagraph
(A)of such paragraph requested by Third Party Administrators; > > > ##### “(B) > > a statement of the total number of such waivers that were— > > > ###### “(i) > > granted by the Secretary; > > > ###### “(ii) > > denied by the Secretary; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > withdrawn by a Third Party Administrator; > > > ##### “(C) > > a description of the process for the review required under paragraph (1); > > > ##### “(D) > > a statement, disaggregated by region, of the average time to process such waivers; > > > ##### “(E) > > an assessment, disaggregated by region, of the extent to which such waivers that were granted by the Secretary improved access to health care for covered veterans; and > > > ##### “(F) > > a description of trends, if any, identified by the Secretary with respect to such waivers. > > > #### “(3) > > In this subsection, the term ‘Third Party Administrator’ has the meaning given such term in section 1703B of this title.” > . ###
(b)Deadline **[**[38 U.S.C. 1703 note](/us/usc/t38/s1703)**]** The Secretary shall submit the first report required under subsection
(p)of section 1703 of such title (as added by subsection (a)) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT ON WAIVERS OF CERTAIN PAYMENT RATES UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM
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