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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5261

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-09-10Topic: veterans military

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 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.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-09-22HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.refer
2025-09-10HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.refer
2025-09-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-09-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.