“In a Thursday decision, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to implement new interconnected medical records system for migrants, ahead of efforts to implement those same medical systems for U.S. military veterans.”
“The House passed the bill, H.R. 3525, U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act, on a vote of 230-184. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officials to implement an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, and store and report electronic health records to Congress for all migrants apprehended at the border, according to The Hill.”
“’The Veterans Administration (VA) will not have similar electronic health records systems in place for nine years and the Department of Defense (DOD) will not have those systems for another five years,’ Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) said in a press release following the vote…”
“Critics also decried the lack of new funding in the bill, which could leave the Border Patrol to bear the costs of the new medical screening procedures out of their existing budget…” Read the full article here.
Source: House passes bill to give illegal immigrants e-medical records years ahead of veterans – By Ryan Morgan, September 27, 2019. American Military News.
