Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
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What This Bill Does
This bill limits the copayments (the amount a patient pays out-of-pocket for health care) that veterans must pay when they receive contraception through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill makes sure veterans do not pay more than the cost to the government for contraception drugs, and protects veterans from paying copayments for contraceptive items that federal health insurance law already covers without cost-sharing.
Who It Affects
Veterans who receive contraception from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Key Provisions
* Veterans cannot be charged copayments that exceed the cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs for contraception medication (Sec. 2)
* Veterans cannot be charged copayments for contraceptive items that federal health insurance law requires to be covered without any cost-sharing requirement (Sec. 2)
What Changes
The law currently allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to charge copayments for contraception. This bill would prevent the department from charging copayments above the actual cost of the medication and would eliminate copayments for contraceptive items already required to be free under federal health insurance law.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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