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,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
modify ! treatm5t ( ! co/s ( heal? c>e  
furni%$ "u section #aja ( ! ,vet]ans    
,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act (
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contracts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
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,co/ = ,c>e ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4          
,modification ( treatm5t ( co/s ( c>e "u
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heal?-plan contracts ,section #aja7;e7 (
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,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
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7#b7 & 7#c72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]     
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7#b7 ,responsibility = co/s ( c]ta9 c>e 
,9 any case 9 :i* an eligible vet]an is 
furni%$ hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices  

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 ( section #agbi ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y may recov] or 
collect reasonable *>ges = su* c>e or   
s]vices f a heal?-c>e plan describ$ 9   
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describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d7 t is *>g$ to an
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m$ical s]vices furni%$ "u ?is section4  
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eligible vet]an %all n pay a great]     
am\nt = receiv+ hospital c>e or m$ical  
s]vices "u ?is section ?an ! am\nt !    
vet]an w\ld pay = receiv+ ! same or     
comp>able c>e or s]vices at a m$ical    
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or f a heal? c>e 
provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  4