Polling is a powerful tool to help our elected officials determine how they should vote.
Standard polling methods don't give you the control that you deserve. With BetterDistricts you can show your representative exactly how strongly a bill is supported in your community.
Send a clear signal on how you want your government to work.
H.R. 6581 - Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018
Full Text
|
2d Session |
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, and for other purposes.
Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018”.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the colorectal cancer preventive screening guidelines used in each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department facility at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, include all strategies for preventive colorectal screenings included in—
(1) the latest recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; and
(2) the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
(b) Deadline.—The Secretary shall carry out this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Relevant News Stories And Blog Posts
| Title | Worth Reading |
|---|