Law
Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996
Overhauled eligibility rules for the VA health system, broadened access to medical services, and expanded attention to women veterans, mental health, and counseling.
Year
1996
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
Expanded the modern VA healthcare framework and made services more accessible to veterans who had previously fallen outside narrower eligibility rules, including Black veterans who have long faced both military and civilian healthcare inequities.
What This Policy Did
Expanded the modern VA healthcare framework and made services more accessible to veterans who had previously fallen outside narrower eligibility rules, including Black veterans who have long faced both military and civilian healthcare inequities.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Oct 9, 1996
Official bill page and CRS summary for the law restructuring VA healthcare eligibility.