Veterans in Freely Associated States would get required telehealth and travel pay.
This bill would make sure veterans living in certain Pacific island nations get required telehealth and mail-order pharmacy benefits, plus travel payments for medical care. It would also slightly extend a limit on some pension payments for a few months.
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not required to provide telehealth or mail-order pharmacy benefits to veterans in the Freely Associated States. The VA may also choose to pay for their medical travel. This bill would require the VA to provide these telehealth and mail-order pharmacy benefits, and to make payments for medical travel for these veterans. Also, current limits on certain pension payments are set to expire on January 31, 2033. This bill would extend that deadline to March 31, 2033.
S 3436 · 119th Congress · December 11, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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