To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to temporarily extend the period during which certain individuals may file claims for medical care under the CHAMPVA program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Nunn (IA)
In Committee
Summary
Extends the filing window for certain CHAMPVA retroactive medical claims for beneficiaries who are also entitled to Medicare Part A. The extension covers the period from enactment through September 30, 2027 and directs the VA to issue rules to implement it.
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- If a covered individual is retroactively approved, their period to file a claim begins on the date they receive notice and ends no earlier than 365 days after that date.
- The extension applies only to individuals who are eligible for CHAMPVA and entitled to hospital insurance under Medicare Part A. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must prescribe regulations to carry out the extension consistent with that definition.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More time to file CHAMPVA claims
If enacted, this bill would give certain CHAMPVA beneficiaries more time to file retroactive medical claims. It would apply only to people eligible for CHAMPVA under 38 U.S.C. §1781 who are also entitled to Medicare Part A. For individuals who are retroactively approved during the extension period, the filing window would start when you receive notice and would end no earlier than 365 days after that notice. The extension would run from the date of enactment through September 30, 2027, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs would have to issue regulations to implement it.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Nunn (IA)
IA • R
Cosponsors
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
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