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4/17/2008--Introduced.<br/>Veterans Health Care Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract to provide specialized residential care and rehabilitation services to a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, has an accumulation of deficits in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living and, because of these deficits, would otherwise require nursing home admission even though such care would generally exceed the veteran's nursing needs. Directs the Secretary to provide full-time board-certified physicians and dentists the opportunity to continue their professional education through VA sponsored continuing education programs. Authorizes (currently, directs) the Secretary to reimburse such physicians or dentists up to $1,000 per year for continuing professional education not available through VA sources. Exempts hospice care from requirements to pay a copayment in connection with hospital or nursing home care or medical services. Repeals a provision that prohibits the Secretary from performing widespread human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing but does allow voluntary testing of certain individuals. Authorizes the Secretary to disclose the name and address of present or former Armed Forces members and their dependents to collect charges for care or services provided for a non-service-connected disability. Removes provisions ending, on September 30, 2008, the Secretary's authority to obtain information from the Secretary of the Treasury or the Commissioner of Social Security under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Directs the Secretary to increase certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation amounts.

1208404800 2008-04-17 Fri Nov 07 18:14:33 -0600 2008 introduced 50146 'act':4 '2008':6 'care':3 'health':2 'veteran':1 59689 false short introduced 50146 '38':6 'bill':2 'care':14 'code':9 'titl':5 'unit':7 'amend':4 'state':8 'health':13 'improv':11 'purpos':19 'benefit':15 'veteran':12 58418 false official action 50146 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 150473 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160 and S3161) A000069 1924-09-11 4399 141 Hart Senate Office Building http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home 202-224-2126 Daniel 'd':4 'hi':5 'sen':1 'akaka':3,7,9 'daniel':2,6,8 M 300001 Akaka Don_Cazayoux Kahikina Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] 2319 N00007653 10041 Democrat 202-224-6361 Congregationalist HI Daniel Akaka 2.26666666666667 http://akaka.senate.gov/public/index.cfm action 50146 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 150473 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160 and S3161) introduced 50146 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 150472 action 50146 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 156000 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160, S3161) action 50146 1208404800 Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0500 2008 150474 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.