The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will cancel more than $272 million in potential medical bills for veterans. These bills accumulated after the Biden Administration paused certain copayment claims processing and collections in early 2023 due to technical issues with the Program Integrity Tool (PIT). The PIT is used by the VA to centralize community care claims data, ensuring accurate payments to providers and correct billing for veterans.
The pause in processing and collecting copayments for community care services led to a backlog, resulting in veterans unknowingly accumulating significant medical debt. When President Biden left office, this unresolved issue was passed on to the Trump Administration.
Under President Trump, the VA has resumed proper PIT-related copayment claims processing. The department also decided to relieve veterans of the financial burden caused by these backlogged copayments. Billing for community care co-payments resumed on November 11, 2025.
VA Secretary Doug Collins stated, “Under President Trump, VA is focused on providing the best possible care and maximum convenience for Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors. Taking these steps to efficiently resolve the backlog of copayments will prevent Veterans from being blindsided with mountains of medical debt that accumulated due to problems the Biden Administration failed to solve.”
