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Originally published:<\/strong> 2025-07-22T18:00:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a new partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to eliminate instances in which both agencies are billed for the same health care episode.<\/p>\n

As part of the partnership, VA and CMS reviewed medical billings for the last six years for Veterans enrolled in both VA health care and Medicare and found $106 million that was improperly spent on duplicate billings.<\/p>\n

VA and CMS this month will begin sending bills to overpaid providers to recover any improper payments.<\/p>\n

Approximately 5.9 million Veterans are dually enrolled in VA health care and Medicare, and both VA and CMS pay for a variety of medical care from third-party providers. Until now, however, VA and CMS had no system in place to prevent double billing.<\/p>\n

VA and CMS have now established a data-matching agreement to identify medical providers who have submitted claims for payment to both VA and Medicare, helping eliminate overpayments and future instances of double billing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to implement this commonsense reform, which should have been instituted years ago but is only happening now under the leadership of President Trump,\u201d said VA Secretary Doug Collins.<\/strong> \u201cThe money we save as a result of this effort will be much better spent helping VA and Medicare beneficiaries get the benefits they\u2019ve earned.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor too long, government programs have operated in silos, enabling improper payments to slip through the cracks at the expense of taxpayers,\u201d said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/strong>. \u201cUnder President Trump\u2019s leadership, CMS is proud to partner with the VA to root out duplicate billing, recover taxpayer funds, and reduce redundant paperwork and waste so American Veterans and seniors receive the care they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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