VA TO RELIEVE VETERANS OF OVER $272 MILLION IN MEDICAL BILLS, ENACTING REP. GRAY’S STRIVE ACT

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that they will relieve veterans of more than $272 million of medical copay debt accrued due to technical errors within the VA’s payment processing system. This policy follows the key provisions of Representative Gray’s STRIVE Act, which passed the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with unanimous support earlier this year. Upon announcement of the action, Rep. Gray issued the following statement:

“I’m glad to see President Trump and VA Secretary Collins enact the key portion of my STRIVE Act and get serious about relieving our veterans of debt they never should have accrued. After their service, our veterans deserve high-quality, affordable care, not more red tape and ridiculous bills. My STRIVE Act and these efforts at the VA both move us closer to that reality. 

“Speaker Johnson must now bring my bill to the House Floor for a vote to codify these commonsense measures. I look forward to continuing my work across the aisle to bring down costs for our veterans.”

Rep. Gray’s STRIVE Act passed the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with unanimous consent in July. Read more about the bill here, and watch its hearing on passage here.

Full text of the STRIVE Act is available here.

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