VA would help State homes cover expensive medicines for veterans in nursing home care.
This bill would make the VA help State nursing homes pay for or provide expensive medicines for veterans. State homes would no longer have to cover the full cost of these specific drugs. This would help veterans keep getting the care they need without extra financial pressure on the homes.
Today, State homes providing nursing home care to veterans pay for all medications, including expensive ones, out of their existing payments from the VA. If this bill becomes law, the VA would either pay back State homes for these costly medications or provide the drugs directly, in addition to the regular payments for care. A "costly medication" would be defined as a drug whose monthly cost, including a 3% transaction fee, is more than 8.5% of what the VA already pays the State home for that veteran's monthly nursing home care.
HR 1970 · 119th Congress · March 10, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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