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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2023&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;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 &lt;em&gt;Wolfe v. McDonough&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</text>
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