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      "prompt_sent": "\nROLE: Fact Checker.\nZADANIE: Porównaj SOURCE (oryginał) i SUMMARY (streszczenie przygotowane przez inne AI).\n\nTwoim celem jest wykrycie \"ZMYŚLONYCH KONKRETÓW\" (Fabricated Entities) w SUMMARY.\n\nSOURCE:\n[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4229 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4229 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2026'' or the ``SCHEDULES Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD FOR TIMING BETWEEN REFERRAL AND APPOINTMENT FOR CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Establishment of Standard.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a comprehensive standard for timing between the date on which a referral for care for a veteran under the laws administered by the Secretary is entered into the care coordination system of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the date on which an appointment for care for the veteran occurs, whether at a facility of the Department or through care in the community. (2) Modification.--The Secretary may modify the standard established under paragraph (1) as the appointment scheduling processes of the Department for care at a facility of the Department or through care in the community are updated. (3) Publication.--Not later than 30 days before establishing under paragraph (1) or modifying under paragraph (2) the comprehensive standard required under this subsection, the Secretary shall publish such standard in the Federal Register and on a publicly available website of the Department. (b) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the number and percentage of referrals from the Department to facilities of the Department or providers in the community that meet the standard under subsection (a). (2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The number and percentage of total referrals from each facility of the Department that meet, for the quarter covered by the report-- (i) the standard under subsection (a); (ii) with respect to referrals to a facility of the Department, the three-business- day standard for scheduling an appointment at a facility of the Department; and (iii) with respect to referrals for care in the community, the seven-calendar-day standard for scheduling an appointment for care in the community. (B) The number and percentage of referrals from each facility of the Department that meet each of the standards specified in subparagraph (A), disaggregated by each of the five, or more, most in-demand categories of care provided at such facility (such as mental health, cardiology, neurology, oncology, etc.). (C) A list of all medical centers of the Department ranked from best to worst in meeting the standard under subsection (a), including a disaggregated list by State. (3) Annually included information.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)-- (A) aggregated data for the four-quarter period preceding the date of the report; and (B) a description of steps taken by the Department to improve the timeliness of the provision of care by the Department and an estimate of when the Department will be fully compliant with the standard under subsection (a). (4) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make each report required under paragraph (1) publicly available on a website of the Veterans Health Administration. <all>\n\nSUMMARY TO EVALUATE:\nTitle: SCHEDULES Act of 2026: New Standards for Veterans' Medical Appointment Wait Times\nSummary: This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to set clear deadlines for the time between a referral and an actual medical appointment. Veterans will benefit from increased transparency and public reporting on how quickly different medical centers provide care.\nKey Points: Establishment of clear time standards for scheduling appointments after a referral., Public rankings of VA medical centers based on their speed in providing care., Quarterly reports on wait times for high-demand specialties like mental health and cardiology., Requirement to publish performance data on a public website for easy access by veterans.\n\nZASADY OCENY:\n1. Sprawdź wszystkie LICZBY, DATY i KWOTY w SUMMARY. 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      "timestamp": "2026-04-13T14:25:27.074Z",
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To jest treść, na podstawie której masz wygenerować podsumowanie i kluczowe punkty:\n--- POCZĄTEK DOKUMENTU ---\n[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4229 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4229 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2026'' or the ``SCHEDULES Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD FOR TIMING BETWEEN REFERRAL AND APPOINTMENT FOR CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Establishment of Standard.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a comprehensive standard for timing between the date on which a referral for care for a veteran under the laws administered by the Secretary is entered into the care coordination system of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the date on which an appointment for care for the veteran occurs, whether at a facility of the Department or through care in the community. (2) Modification.--The Secretary may modify the standard established under paragraph (1) as the appointment scheduling processes of the Department for care at a facility of the Department or through care in the community are updated. (3) Publication.--Not later than 30 days before establishing under paragraph (1) or modifying under paragraph (2) the comprehensive standard required under this subsection, the Secretary shall publish such standard in the Federal Register and on a publicly available website of the Department. (b) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the number and percentage of referrals from the Department to facilities of the Department or providers in the community that meet the standard under subsection (a). (2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The number and percentage of total referrals from each facility of the Department that meet, for the quarter covered by the report-- (i) the standard under subsection (a); (ii) with respect to referrals to a facility of the Department, the three-business- day standard for scheduling an appointment at a facility of the Department; and (iii) with respect to referrals for care in the community, the seven-calendar-day standard for scheduling an appointment for care in the community. (B) The number and percentage of referrals from each facility of the Department that meet each of the standards specified in subparagraph (A), disaggregated by each of the five, or more, most in-demand categories of care provided at such facility (such as mental health, cardiology, neurology, oncology, etc.). (C) A list of all medical centers of the Department ranked from best to worst in meeting the standard under subsection (a), including a disaggregated list by State. (3) Annually included information.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall include in the report required under paragraph (1)-- (A) aggregated data for the four-quarter period preceding the date of the report; and (B) a description of steps taken by the Department to improve the timeliness of the provision of care by the Department and an estimate of when the Department will be fully compliant with the standard under subsection (a). (4) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make each report required under paragraph (1) publicly available on a website of the Veterans Health Administration. <all>\n--- KONIEC DOKUMENTU ---\n\nPAMIĘTAJ: Twoja odpowiedź MUSI być wyłącznie poprawnym obiektem JSON. Nie dodawaj żadnych dodatkowych znaków, komentarzy ani tekstu przed znacznikiem '{' ani po znaczniku '}'. 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