HR1970119th CongressWALLET

Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act

Sponsored By: Representative Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

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Summary

Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse or directly supply high-cost medications to State veterans' nursing homes. This bill would give eligible State homes a choice: accept reimbursement for an expensive drug or have the Department furnish the drug when the home provides it to a veteran during nursing home care.

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State homes would gain an optional payment path. At their election the Secretary would either reimburse the home for a costly medication or furnish that medication to the home.
Veterans receiving nursing home care in covered State homes would see the cost or supply of very expensive drugs handled through VA reimbursement or direct furnishing.
The bill defines a “costly medication” as a drug whose average wholesale price for a one-month supply plus a 3% transaction fee exceeds 8.5% of the monthly payment the Secretary makes to the State home.

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VA help for expensive drugs in state homes

If enacted, state veterans homes could choose new VA help for very expensive medicines. The VA would either reimburse the home for the drug or furnish it directly. A drug would count as costly if one month’s average wholesale price plus a 3% fee is over 8.5% of the VA’s monthly payment for that veteran’s care. This would be on top of the home’s usual VA payment. It would apply only if the home elects this option and the care is under a VA contract or agreement.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]

IA • R

Cosponsors

Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
MI • R
Sponsored 3/24/2025
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Conaway
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
UT • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
McClain
MI • R
Sponsored 1/14/2026
Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 4/16/2026
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026

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