VA prescription co-pays rise.Many veterans whose outpatient medicines for nonservice-connected conditions are prescribed pre·scribe v. pre·scribed, pre·scrib·ing, pre·scribes v.tr. 1. To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin. See Synonyms at dictate. 2. To order the use of (a medicine or other treatment). through VA medical facilities will see the cost of those drugs rise by $1 in 2006. The cost for a 30-day supply of drugs will rise to $8 from $7. The price hike will not affect veterans who have an injury or illness connected with their military service resulting in a 50 percent or greater disability. Those "Priority Group 1" veterans will see no change in their current prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefit. "In accordance with the policy mandates of our membership, the DAV See WebDAV. has long sought legislation to repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal co-payments for health care and medications," said National Legislative Director Joseph A. Violante. "Asking veterans to pay for part of the benefits a grateful nation provides for them is fundamentally contrary to the spirit and principles underlying our government's obligation to veterans." "Although this increase is seemingly small, this additional $1 charge per prescription could quickly add up for some of our older and sicker veterans who rely upon multiple prescriptions for chronic diseases. It will mean an additional $75 million out of the pockets of veterans in fiscal year 2006," said Rep. Lane Evans Lane Allen Evans (born August 4 1951) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois. , the ranking Democrat on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Veterans with less severe service connected disabilities-those classified as Priority Groups 2 through 6--will see their prescription drug co-pays rise by $1. Those veterans also will see their annual cap on out-of-pocket expenses out-of-pocket expenses n. moneys paid directly for necessary items by a contractor, trustee, executor, administrator or any person responsible to cover expenses not detailed by agreement. for VA medicine rise to $960 per year, up $120 from the previous level. Veterans who have no injury or illness related to their prior military service-referred to as Priority Groups 7 and 8-will also see their co-payments increase, but there is no cap on annual payments for outpatient medicine. Veterans with annual incomes that do not exceed the amount of VA pensions are not affected by the co-pay increase. Nor does the increase apply to medications for health problems that are service-connected or may be linked to Agent Orange, radiation exposure, undiagnosed illnesses of Persian War Several wars are termed "Persian" or called simply "the Persian War:"
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