Do you have other forms of health care coverage, like a private insurance plan, Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE?
Yes
then you can use VA health care benefits in conjunction with these plans.
Does the current status of my health insurance affect whether I can get VA health care benefits?
No. Whether or not you have health insurance coverage does not affect the VA health care benefits you can get.
Why does VA require me to provide information about my health insurance coverage?
We ask for this information because we have to bill your private health insurance provider for any care, supplies, or medications we provide to treat your non-service-related conditions, illnesses, or injuries that are not related to your military service.
and do you pay for sensitive diagnoses?
As a result of the 2018 VA MISSION Act, we no longer need permission to bill health insurance providers for care related to a sensitive diagnosis (such as alcohol or drug abuse, alcoholism, HIV or HIV testing, sickle cell disease, or other diagnoses included in Public Law 38 USC7332 (protected information).
What if my health insurance provider doesn't cover all non-service care that VA bills them?