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S 3284 118th 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 2023

Introduced: November 9, 2023 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 9, 2023
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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.

What's happening now November 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6333 Identical bill Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3284: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3284/
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"S. 3284: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3284/.
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S. 3284, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3284/.
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