VA · va-other · Published 2012-12-31 · Effective 2012-12-31 · 77 FR 76865
Document
Document number
2012-31432
Federal Register citation
77 FR 76865
CFR reference
38 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2012-12-31
Effective date
2012-12-31
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations concerning the copayment required for certain medications. But for this rulemaking, beginning on January 1, 2013, the copayment amount would increase based on a formula set forth in regulation. The maximum annual copayment amount payable by veterans would also increase. For 2012, VA "froze" the copayment amount for veterans in VA's health care system enrollment priority categories 2 through 6, but allowed copayments to increase based on the regulatory formula for veterans in priority categories 7 and 8. However, that formula did not trigger an increase in the copayment amount for veterans in priority categories 7 and 8. This rulemaking freezes copayments at the current rate for veterans in priority categories 2 through 8 for 2013, and thereafter resumes increasing copayments in accordance with the regulatory formula.