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HR 5261 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025

Introduced: September 10, 2025 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
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Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025

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 September 22, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5261: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5261/
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"H.R. 5261: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5261/.
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H.R. 5261, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5261/.
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