Released 5/20/19 at Law360 | Tags: Class Actions
In a hearing last week over what could become the first ever certified class action at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, a panel of three judges lambasted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for "doing everything it could" to limit emergency medical care reimbursements to veterans.
Judge William S. Greenberg in particular skewered the administration for failing to comply with the Emergency Care Fairness Act, a 2010 law that expanded veteran eligibility for emergency medical care reimbursements at non-VA hospitals.