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What you can do

Billing or copay errors

Copay bills can be corrected, waived or paid over time, but only if you ask.

Steps

  1. Call the VA Health Resource Center at 866-400-1238 (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET) to question a bill or ask about hardship relief. VA copay bills
  2. If a community provider billed you for VA-approved care, do not pay it; send the bill to the VA and keep a copy.
  3. Send the letter below if the error is not fixed.

Who to contact

Patient Advocate
Ask your VA facility’s main number for the Patient Advocate.Handles complaints at the facility. Start here.
Your member of Congress
Find your Representative · Your SenatorsEvery office has caseworkers who help with VA problems for free. Ask for “casework”; they can contact the VA for you with your written permission.
White House VA Hotline
855-948-231124 hours a day. For concerns the facility hasn’t resolved.
VA Inspector General hotline
800-488-8244 · report onlineOnly if you believe wait times or records were falsified, or other wrongdoing.

In crisis? Call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. In an emergency, call 911.

Ready-to-send letter

Fill in the parts in [brackets], then send it by secure message, email or mail to the Patient Advocate. Keep a copy. Don’t include your full Social Security number.

After it’s resolved, or not

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