Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023
United States118th CongressS-3284Senate
Updated: Nov 9, 2023
Summary
Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023 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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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-6333: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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