The bill would
• Require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to inspect facilities of contractors who provide medical examinations for VA benefits related to a veteran’s disability
• Require VA to offer financial incentives to contractors that provide medical examinations for VA benefits related to a veteran’s disability
• Require VA to improve data collection on medical disability examinations in rural areas
• Require several reports and studies
Estimated budgetary effects would mainly stem from
• Inspecting contractor facilities
• Providing financial incentives for timely medical examinations
• Satisfying data collection and reporting requirements
Areas of significant uncertainty include
• Estimating the number of facilities VA would inspect each year
• Anticipating the type of financial incentives or disincentives offered to contractors for medical disability examinations in rural areas
