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HR 4993 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Veterans' medical care

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021

Introduced: August 10, 2021 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 16, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2692 Identical bill Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4993: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4993/
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"H.R. 4993: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4993/.
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H.R. 4993, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4993/.
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