,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #edig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,k+ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,banks7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to reimburse ,/ate homes = ! co/ (1 or  
to furni% to ,/ate homes1 c]ta9 co/ly   
m$ications provid$ to vet]ans :o receive
 nurs+ home c>e 9 su* ,/ate homes1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,provid+ ,vet]ans      
,ess5tial ,m$ications ,act4  #b4        
,reimbursem5t ( a ,/ate home = high co/ 
m$ications ,section #agde7;a77#c7 (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,paym5t & ins]t+  
7,a7 ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71      
paym5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subp>agraphs3  7,b7 ,9       
addition to paym5t describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 at !

 election ( a cov]$ ,/ate home-- 7i7    
reimburse ! cov]$ ,/ate home = a co/ly  
m$ication2 or  7ii7 furni% su* co/ly    
m$ication to ! cov]$ ,/ate home4  7,c7  
,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m co/ly       
m$ication means a drug or m$ic9e = :i* !
 av]age :olesale price = "o mon?'s      
supply1 plus a #c p]c5t transaction fee1
 exce$s #h4e p]c5t ( ! paym5t "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7 by ! ,secret>y to a    
cov]$ ,/ate home = c>e provid$ to !     
vet]an :o receives su* co/ly m$ication  
dur+ su* mon?4  7ii7 ,! t]m cov]$ ,/ate 
home means a ,/ate home t1 9 ! c\rse (  
nurs+ home c>e provid$ pursuant to a    
contract 7or agreem5t7 "u p>agraph 7#a71
 provides to a vet]an a co/ly m$ication4
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