Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act would eliminate copays for preventive health services including contraception, immunizations, and cancer screenings
Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to make healthcare more affordable for America’s Veterans. Their Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act would stop forcing our nation’s Veterans to pay out-of-pocket costs for essential preventive health medications and prescription drugs and add preventive medications and services to the list of no-fee treatments that VA covers. Under current law, Veterans are forced to pay co-pays for preventive healthcare services that servicemembers, military retirees and civilians with private insurance plans receive for no out-of-pocket cost.
Veterans should not have to pay copays for preventive health services and should get supportive care for breastfeeding without cost-sharing -- like many civilians, according to a new bill filed by two congresswomen.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure United States military veterans do not have copays for preventive healthcare services.
Veterans for Unification request that you contact your Representatives in Congress and urge them to cosponsor these two bills, H. R. 3932 and H. R. 96.
Veterans for Unification welcomed guests Linda Chapa LaVia, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Mark Weiman, DMD, Army Veteran, and Cynthia McKee, VSO Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. The meeting was held at the Oak Park Public Library on August 3, 2019.
Veterans for Unification welcomed guest Carolina Contreras, a Department Service Officer, from the American Legion. The meeting was held at the Oak Park Public Library on April 6, 2019.
HR 96 (originally HR 4556 in 2018), was introduced in the House of Representatives by Julia Brownley (D-CA) and currently has 43 cosponsors. Please see the list of cosponsors to check if your congressman has signed on. If not, take action today and Call 866-220-0044 Toll Free number to Congress.
