,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eccb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 
,cr[ley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote         
id5tification ( vet]ans & _! heal? ne$s 
9 furni%+ ( items & s]vices "u !        
,m$ic>e1 ,m$icaid1 & o!r programs1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s   
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,s]v+ ,am]ica's ,vet]ans ,effectively 
,act ( #bjad or ! ,,save ,act ( #bjad4  
7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,vet]ans (t5 h unique heal?
 ne$s t may be relat$ to _! s]vice to ! 
,am]ican p & may be m at risk = c]ta9   
conditions1 includ+ canc]1 infecti\s    
diseases1 musculoskeletal problems1     
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 traumatic  

bra9 injury1 d]matological problems1    
reproductive heal? issues1 & o!r        
conditions4  7#b7 ,z "p ( a detail$     
pati5t hi/ory1 kn[+ :e!r or n a pati5t  
is a vet]an helps a physician to make   
accurate treatm5t recomm5dations or c>ry
 out ne$$ scre5+s4  7#c7 ,if a physician
 is n aw>e t a pati5t is a vet]an1 !    
physician may n ?9k to p]=m recomm5d$   
scre5+s or be able to diagnose symptoms 
t at fir/ seem$ unconnect$4 ,z a result1
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z m$ical problems g undiagnos$ or       
misdiagnos$4  7#d7 ,physicians r\t9ely  
ask ab\t simil> types ( pati5t hi/ory t 
c affect curr5t heal? /atus1 su* z :e!r 
a pati5t has a family hi/ory ( c]ta9    
conditions or 0 expos$ to c]ta9         
environm5tal factors4 ,que/ions ab\t    
vet]an /atus give pati5ts ! opportunity 
to volunt>ily answ] ) in=mation t c help
 _! physicians bett] e/abli% a c\rse (  
treatm5t4  7#e7 ,mak+ ! "q ( :e!r a     
pati5t s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces "p (        
consi/5tly us$ frameworks1 su* z !      

8,welcome to ,m$ic>e0 physical          
exam9ation & ,m$ic>e ,electronic ,heal? 
,record program1 ensures t x w become "p
 ( cl9icians' r\t9e = new pati5ts4  7#f7
 ,:ile _m physicians1 su* z ^? work+ at 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
facilities1 may already be aw>e ( _!    
pati5ts' exp]i5ces 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 !re 
are indications t z mu* z #gj p]c5t (   
vet]ans seek c>e f o!r facilities4  7#g7
 ,_m organizations s]v+ bo? vet]ans &   
heal? c>e pr(essionals curr5tly "w to   
educate heal? provid]s on ! heal? ne$s (
 vet]ans & appropriate m$ical c>e t %\ld
 be provid$4 ,additional ,f$]al support 
is ne$$ to ensure t all physicians are  
prop]ly prep>$ to diagnose & treat      
pati5ts ^u le>n+ t !y h s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$  
,=ces4  #b4 ,activities to promote      
id5tification & aw>5ess ( vet]ans heal? 
ne$s 9 furni%+ items & s]vices "u       
,m$ic>e1 ,m$icaid1 & o!r programs  7a7  
,inclusion ( vet]an /atus 9 pati5t      
in=mation = mean+ful use ( electronic   
heal? records "u ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,9  

e/abli%+ regulations reg>d+ :at         
con/itutes mean+ful use ) respect       
electronic heal? records 9 apply+       
sections #ahdh7o71 #ahec7m71            
#ahhf7;b77#c77;,b77ix71 & #ahhf7n77#c7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aciew-#d7o71 #aciew-#bc7m71           
#acieww7b77#c77;,b77ix71 #acieww7n77#c77
 & relat$ provisions ( title ,,xix ( su*
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all include 9 ! pati5t        
in=mation requir$ = mean+ful use :e!r or
 n ! pati5t s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7b7  
,id5tification ( vet]ans z "p (         
individual hi/ory 9 ,welcome to ,m$ic>e 
visit ,9 c>ry+ out section #ahfa7ww7 ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aciex7ww771 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all include1 z a       
compon5t ( review+ an individual's      
m$ical & social hi/ory "u an initial    
prev5tive physical exam9ation "u section
 #daj4af ( title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 an inquiry z to :e!r !    
individual s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces & any   

relevant circum/ances relat+ to t       
individual's s]vice t may be> on !      
m$ical or social condition ( t          
individual4  7c7 ,additional activities 
,to improve aw>5ess ( vet]ans' heal? c>e
 ne$s ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all take su* additional       
actions1 o!rwise au?oriz$ "u law1 z may 
be appropriate to promote aw>5ess1 among
 non-gov]nm5tal physicians 9 _! furni%+ 
s]vices1 ( ! special circum/ances &     
heal? c>e ne$s ( vet]ans4  #c4 ,grants =
 provid] education on heal? treatm5t =  
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices may make grants
 to organizations = ! purpose ( educat+ 
heal? c>e provid]s on appropriate heal? 
c>e treatm5t = pati5ts :o h s]v$ 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces4 ,su* grants %all be aw>d$  
"u su* t]ms & conditions z ! ,secret>y  
%all specify4  7b7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 
section1 :i* %all rema9 available until 
exp5d$4