Veterans Community Care Program (a) In general (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose and subject to paragraph (4), hospital care, medical services, and extended care services under this chapter shall be furnished to a covered veteran described in subsection (b) by health care providers specified in subsection (c) in accordance with this section. (2) The furnishing of care and services under this section may be referred to as the Veterans Community Care Program . (3) (A) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may develop categories of certain health care providers specified in subsection (c) for the purpose of providing a covered veteran hospital care, medical services, and extended care services when the covered veteran does not state a preference for a health care provider. (B) In developing categories of health care providers under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall not— (i) prioritize or rank such categories in a manner that limits the options a covered veteran may have in selecting a health care provider specified in subsection (c)