HR 5261
119th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025
Introduced: September 10, 2025
Introduced by:
Dingell, Debbie
Democratic
· Michigan
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.