To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse State homes for the cost of, or to furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 10, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to help state-run nursing homes pay for expensive medications given to veterans in their care. Under current law, the VA pays state homes a daily rate for veteran nursing care, but state homes must cover medication costs themselves. This legislation allows state homes to either receive reimbursement from the VA or have the VA directly supply costly medications, defined as drugs costing more than 8.5 percent of the VA's monthly payment for that veteran's care. The bill applies to any state home that provides nursing care to veterans under contract with the VA. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are specified in the legislation.
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