Court rules VA must pay veterans' ER bills, a decision that may be worth billions to vets
Sep 11, 2019 00:52:26 #
Boo_Boo
Loc: Jellystone
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims said the VA has been wrongfully denying reimbursement to veterans who sought emergency medical care at non-VA facilities, and struck down an internal VA regulation that blocked those payments.
"All of this is unacceptable," said the ruling, which ordered the VA secretary to "readjudicate these reimbursement claims."
Plaintiffs' lawyers say that based on past estimates by the VA, the department is now on the hook for between $1.8 billion and $6.5 billion in reimbursements to hundreds of thousands of veterans who have filed or will file claims between 2016 and 2025.
Read the article if you have time: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/court-rules-va-must-pay-veterans-er-bills-a-decision-that-may-be-worth-billions-to-vets/ar-AAH6l4X?ocid=spartanntp
"All of this is unacceptable," said the ruling, which ordered the VA secretary to "readjudicate these reimbursement claims."
Plaintiffs' lawyers say that based on past estimates by the VA, the department is now on the hook for between $1.8 billion and $6.5 billion in reimbursements to hundreds of thousands of veterans who have filed or will file claims between 2016 and 2025.
Read the article if you have time: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/court-rules-va-must-pay-veterans-er-bills-a-decision-that-may-be-worth-billions-to-vets/ar-AAH6l4X?ocid=spartanntp
Sep 11, 2019 07:31:33 #
Pennylynn wrote:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims said... (show quote)
That’s Good news. My last two trips to the emergency room actually were AT the VA hospital, which I think is an excellent hospital, (Northport, N.Y.). It Is about half an hour away,while the nearest regular hospital is all of 3 minutes away.
In a Real emergency, it’s nice to know I don’t have to drive half an hour to get to the emergency room.
Sep 11, 2019 07:34:44 #
Coos Bay Tom
Loc: coos bay oregon
Pennylynn wrote:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims said... (show quote)
Good-- I went to the ER with a kidney stone and the VA would not pay for it.
Sep 11, 2019 09:55:23 #
Pennylynn wrote:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims said... (show quote)
It's about time that the veterans were taken care of.
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