VA suspends debt collections through September 2021
February 18
VA Secretary Denis McDonough tours a pharmacy storage area at the VA medical center in Washington, D.C., while receiving a briefing from local officials about coronavirus protocols on Feb. 10, 2021. (Robert Turtil/Veterans Affairs)
Veterans Affairs officials will extend their suspension of debt collection on benefits overpayments and medical co-pays through September, officials announced on Thursday.
The department had paused those debt repayments in April 2020, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The suspension ended at the start of January, but department officials in recent weeks had received pressure from lawmakers and outside advocates to continue to show leniency in light of the ongoing pandemic.