Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021
United States117th CongressHR-4993House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 16, 2022
Summary
Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts a veteran owes to a third party or owes under a health plan contract. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse copayments of $100 or more and excludes deductibles and coinsurance from the limitation. This modification must apply with respect to any reimbursement claim for emergency treatment furnished on or after February 1, 2010, including claims submitted by a member of the certified class seeking relief in Wolfe v. McDonough .
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S-2692: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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