,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #h1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
modify the treatment of the costs of    
health care furnished under section #aja
 of the ,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and 
,accountability ,act of #bjad to        
veterans covered by health-plan         
contracts4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,choice   
,equal ,cost for ,care ,act of #bjaf4   
#b4 ,modification of treatment of costs 
of care under ,choice ,program for      
veterans covered by health-plan         
contracts ,section #aja7;e7 of the      
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is amended--  7#a7 by striking         
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7#b7 by  
inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the      

following new paragraphs3  7#b7         
,responsibility for costs of certain    
care ,in any case in which an eligible  
veteran is furnished hospital care or   
medical services under this section for 
a non-service-connected disability      
described in subsection 7a77#b7 of      
section #agbi of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 the ,secretary may       
recover or collect reasonable charges   
for such care or services from a        
health-care plan described in paragraph 
7#d7 in accordance with such section4   
7#c7 ,payment by ,department  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall pay the   
amount of any cost sharing under a      
health-care plan described in paragraph 
7#d7 that is charged to an eligible     
veteran for hospital care or medical    
services furnished under this section4  
7,b7 ,maximum amount paid by veteran ,an
 eligible veteran shall not pay a       
greater amount for receiving hospital   
care or medical services under this     
section than the amount the veteran     

would pay for receiving the same or     
comparable care or services at a medical
 facility of the ,department or from a  
health care provider of the ,department4
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