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States and advocates press VA to reimburse high‑cost drugs for veterans in state homes
Summary
State veterans homes and associations testified that current VA rules prevent reimbursement for high‑cost medications administered in state veterans homes, forcing some homes to absorb costs or deny placement; witnesses urged passage of the Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act to align reimbursement with private nursing homes.
State veterans homes, associations and committee witnesses told the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health that a reimbursement disparity prevents many state homes from admitting veterans who require very high‑cost medications.
Ed Harries, president of the National Association of State Veterans Homes, described multiple cases in which state homes could not be reimbursed under current VA policy for expensive oncology and specialty medications that private nursing…
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