S 2692
117th Congress
Senate
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:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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