HR 4993 United States House · 117th Congress

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021

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 .
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 10, 2021 Last action Mar 16, 2022
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4
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Committee
3
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Sep 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Aug 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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