# 119-hr-9524: Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026

119-hr-9524, Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9524
- As of: 2026-07-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9524
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Care and Cost Coordination Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Data sharing between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare to detect and prevent duplicate care and payments.** This bill would require the VA to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with HHS within 1 year to exchange enrollment, billing, and diagnostic data for veterans enrolled in both the VA patient enrollment system and either Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan.

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA data sharing to avoid duplicate care: benefit, low. If enacted, VA and the Department of Health and Human Services would enter a data-sharing agreement within one year. VA would send information about veterans enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system (38 U.S.C. 1705(a)) who get hospital care or medical services, including billing and diagnostic…
- VA data used in Medicare Advantage benchmarks: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would amend the Social Security Act to require HHS to use information sent by VA under the VA–HHS agreement when developing a specific Medicare Advantage estimate. CMS would be required to include VA-transmitted data in that benchmark-related estimate used in Medicare Advantage…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6583: VA Research Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9524 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9524)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-6583: VA Research Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6583)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9524 (as of 2026-07-24).