3.0.0 4993 2023-08-16T13:00:29Z 2023-08-16T13:00:29Z House HR 2021-08-10 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 4993.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4325]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2022-03-16T19:20:38Z Referred to 2021-09-21T18:01:11Z Referred to 2021-08-10T14:02:10Z Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021 117 2692 S 2021-08-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2022-03-16 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2021-09-21 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-08-10 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-08-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-08-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 N N000192 Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] Marie Newman D IL 3 2021-08-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-08-10 Introduced in House 2023-08-07T13:29:36Z 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.

]]> Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to a third party or for which the veteran is responsible under a health-plan contract. Introduced in House IH Display Title Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4993ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4993ih.xml 2022-03-16 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.