This month, the VA announced a change in the emergency payment procedures for eligible veterans who recieve treatment in non-VA facilities. Although the VA currently operates 121 emergency departments and 46 urgent care units across the country, not all veterans are able to go directly to a VA emergency facilty.
Until this change, non-VA emergency room visits could be costly to veterans. The rules about VA reimbursement were very unclear. Now, eligible veterans will be able to be reimbursed for care provided at non-VA facilities until the veteran can be safely transferred to a VA facility.
The new rules will benefit more than 100,000 veterans and will cost approximately $44 million per year.
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