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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Veterans Choice Card Prompt Payment Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon receipt of a request from a non-VA entity for reimbursement for health care services provided to a veteran under the Veterans Choice Program, to reimburse the entity even if the request does not include the veteran's medical records. </p> ]]></text>
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