[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2649 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2649

  To modify the treatment of the costs of health care furnished under 
 section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 
           2014 to veterans covered by health-plan contracts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2016

  Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To modify the treatment of the costs of health care furnished under 
 section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 
           2014 to veterans covered by health-plan contracts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Choice Equal Cost for Care 
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF COSTS OF CARE UNDER CHOICE PROGRAM 
              FOR VETERANS COVERED BY HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS.

    Section 101(e) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(2) Responsibility for costs of certain care.--In any 
        case in which an eligible veteran is furnished hospital care or 
        medical services under this section for a non-service-connected 
        disability described in subsection (a)(2) of section 1729 of 
        title 38, United States Code, the Secretary may recover or 
        collect reasonable charges for such care or services from a 
        health-care plan described in paragraph (4) in accordance with 
        such section.
            ``(3) Payment by department.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay the 
                amount of any cost sharing under a health-care plan 
                described in paragraph (4) that is charged to an 
                eligible veteran for hospital care or medical services 
                furnished under this section.
                    ``(B) Maximum amount paid by veteran.--An eligible 
                veteran shall not pay a greater amount for receiving 
                hospital care or medical services under this section 
                than the amount the veteran would pay for receiving the 
                same or comparable care or services at a medical 
                facility of the Department or from a health care 
                provider of the Department.''.
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