Analysis of impact of spending under Veterans Community Care Program on budgets of medical centers and Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct an analysis of the impact of spending under the Veterans Community Care Program on the budgets of individual medical centers and Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2020 through 2025. (b) Elements The analysis required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A breakdown of how Veterans Equitable Resource Allocations to medical centers of the Department are tracked for the Medical Services account, Medical Community Care account, Medical Support and Compliance account, and Medical Facilities account of the Department for each fiscal year. (2) The top 10 services for which care is sought under the Veterans Community Care Program for each fiscal year at each medical center. (3) The number of full-time equivalent employees dedicated to local offices of the Office of Integrated Veteran Care of the Department. (4) To the extent possible, a breakdown by medical center of health care coverage of patients authorized to receive care under the Veterans Community Care Program, including private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. (5) The administrative fee for each claim, or the aggregate fee for such claims, for care under the Veterans Community Care Program at each medical center. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the analysis conducted under subsection (a). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Veterans Community Care Program The term Veterans Community Care Program means the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Non-service-connected; service-connected The terms non-service-connected and service-connected have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.