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    The number of veterans on waiting lists of one month or more is now 50 percent higher than it was during the height of last year's problems. Patients wait an average of 115 days for their appointment, and over 84% wait over 14 days. Patients' waiting times are not accurately recorded, as the wait is not counted until they are on the electronic wait list.

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    The number of veterans on waiting lists of one month or more is now 50 percent higher than it was during the height of last year's problems. Patients wait an average of 115 days for their appointment, and over 84% wait over 14 days. Patients' waiting times are not accurately recorded, as the wait is not counted until they are on the electronic wait list.

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    Rogers/5SenatorHoS.S.

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    ABILL
    ToprovidefundingtobuildtwonewVAhospitalsineachofthefiftystates.

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    BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,

    SECTION1.SHORTTITLE
    ThisactmaybecitedastheVeteransHealthActof2015.

    SECTION2.FINDINGS

    Congressherebyfindsanddeclaresthat,
    1)VHAprovidersareexpectedtoseebetween10and12patientsperday,comparedtotheplanned24visitsina
    typicalfeeforservicecaremodelintheprivatesector.
    2)Patientswaitanaverageof115daysfortheirappointment,andover84%waitover14days.
    3)IntheissueofthePhoenixHealthcareSystemElectronicWaitList(EWL)therewere1,700veteranswhowere
    waitingforaprimarycareappointmentbutwerenotonthewaitlist.
    4)Patientswaitingtimesarenotaccuratelyrecorded,asthewaitisnotcounteduntiltheyareontheEWLmany
    veteranswaitalongtimebeforetheyareabletobeaddedtothelist.
    5)Therehavebeendozensofcaseswhereveteranshavediedduetotheirmedicalconditionsduringmonthsof
    waitingtoseeadoctor.
    6)Inanhospitalincident,asmanyas7,000veteranswereonabackloglistwaitingtooforcolonoscopiesor
    endoscopiesatVAfacilitiesinColumbia,SouthCarolinaandAugusta,Georgia.
    7)TheVAandWhiteHousecontinuestogivefalseinformationabouttheimprovementsbeingmadetotheprogram.
    8)Thenumberofveteransonwaitinglistsofonemonthormoreisnow50percenthigherthanitwasduringthe
    heightoflastyearsproblems,departmentofficialssay.
    9)Thenumberofveteransonwaitinglistsofonemonthormoreisnow50percenthigherthanitwasduringthe
    heightoflastyearsproblems,departmentofficialssay.
    10)Intheearly2000s,aninfluxofnewveteransseekingbenefitsledtowaitinglistsexceedingsixmonths.
    11)Atsomemajorveteranhospitals,demandhasrisenonefifth.
    12)In20149000,000veteranswereauthorizedtoseeoutsidephysicians.
    13)

    Areportin2015reportedthatmorethan238,000veteransoutofroughly847,000diedafterapplyingforhealth
    carethroughtheVAbutneverreceivingit.

    SECTION3.STATUTORYLANGUAGE
    A)Eachhospitalshallhave1.3millionsquarefeetoflandand532beds.Eachhospitalshallbegranted$800million
    tobuild.Eachstateshallhavetwonewhospitalsbuiltlocationwillbedeterminedbasedonthenumberofveterans
    livinginproximitytothehospitalaroundthearea.Withthecompletionoftwonewhospitals,veteranswillhavea
    greaterselectionofplacestoseekmedicalattention.Thiswillalsocutdownthewaitingtime,astherewillbemore
    facilitiesavailabletohelpaccommodatelargernumberofpatientsatonetime.Withregularprogressinspections,
    projectsshouldnotbedelayedwithoutareasonableexplanation.
    B)Thebillshallrequirethefundingof$80billion,asitwillcoverthecostsofbuildingtwonewVAhospitalsin
    eachstateoftheUnitedStates.Eachstateshallreceive$1600millionintotalforthefundingofthetwohospitals.
    ThemoneywillbegeneratedfromVAfunds.AllconstructionprogressoneveryhospitalshallbeupdatedontheVA
    websiteandgivethepublicaccesstoviewthisinformationiftheysoplease.Ifthecitydiscoversthatprogresshas
    halted,itmusttakemeasurestostartupconstructionagaininthespanoftwomonths.Allimplementation,
    enactment,enforcement,andadministrationshallbehandledbytheVeteransAffairsoffice.
    C)Allstateswhohavehospitalconstructionstoppedforovertwomonthsshallpayafinepersitewithhalted
    progress.ThisactistobeenactedimmediatelyuponofficialapprovalsbyPresidentorCongress.Thereisno
    expirationdateforthisbill.

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