S 1182 · 109th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Health Care Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-06-07· Sponsored by Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2006-01-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans Health Care Act of 2005 - Provides a copayment exemption for: (1) veterans' hospice care; and (2) former prisoners of war for veterans' extended care services. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain veterans for expenses for which such veterans remain personally liable resulting from emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs facility. Requires eligible veterans to: (1) be enrolled in a Department health care system; (2) have received veterans' health care during the 24 months preceding the furnishing of the emergency treatment; (3) be entitled to care or services under a health-plan contract that partially reimburses the cost of the emergency treatment; (4) be financially liable to the emergency care provider for costs not covered by the health-plan contract; and (5) be ineligible for reimbursement for medical care or services under other Department health-care provisions. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish care to a newborn child of a woman veteran receiving Department maternity care for up to 14 days after the birth of the child if the veteran delivered the child in a Department facility or facility under contract w…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1182, Veterans Health Care Act of 2005

Oct 14, 2005

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2005</p>

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S. 1182, Veterans Health Care Act of 2005

Oct 14, 2005

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office