HR 815, the RELIEVE Act, will expand eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. This bill will close a loophole that has been left open. Often by the time a veteran enrolls in the VA system, it can take months to get in to schedule a visit with a primary care doctor, let alone a specialty. If an emergency occurs and the veteran has to go to a non-VA emergency facility, it makes no sense that they would be held responsible for being seen prior to an emergency. These things are out of our control, and the veteran should not be penalized.
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