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H.R. 239, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
05/25/2021 | 05:46pm EDT
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Message : As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on May 4, 2021 By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars 2021 No periods beginning in 2032? = between zero and $500,000. H.R. 239 would eliminate copayments that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) charges to veterans who receive contraceptive items from the Veterans Health Administration. Those copayments are deposited in the Medical Care Collections Fund. VA spends those collections, subject to appropriation, to partially offset the cost of medical care for veterans. Using historical information from VA on copayments, CBO estimates that collections would decline by $400,000 each year. CBO estimates that lower out-of-pocket costs would lead to a 10 percent increase in the number of contraceptive prescr
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