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 Aug 10, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Aug 10, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
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