Senator Bill Cassidy (LA), a member of the Senate Veterans'
Affairs Committee, introduced S. 1261, the Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act
of 2017. This bill would require VA to
contract with community urgent care providers and pay reasonable costs for such
care provided to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system and
have received care in the system within the preceding two years.
It would also establish cost-sharing amounts for certain
veterans receiving care at a VA emergency room.
However, veterans who are hospitalized as a result of their urgent care
visit and veterans seeking care for a service-connected condition in addition
to veterans meeting criteria for hardship exceptions would be exempt from
copayments.
DAV Resolution 242 calls upon Congress to authorize urgent
care as part of VA's basic health benefits package. Please write your Senators and urge their
co-sponsorship and support for passage of S. 1261.
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