GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jun 23, 2025
What it does
The GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act would require Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care services provided to veterans enrolled in those plans, regardless of administrative requirements the plans might impose. It would also modify the federal government’s authority to recover reasonable charges for care related to non-service-connected disabilities by strengthening subrogation rights, setting timelines for third-party payments, imposing interest and civil penalties for noncompliance, and ensuring VA recovery actions are not subject to external claims processes or fee schedules. These changes aim to improve cost…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.