American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans: apply for your VA copayment exemption today
If you are an eligible American Indian/Alaska Native Veteran, effective January 5, 2022, you no longer have to make copayments for health care and urgent care received through VA. You can also get reimbursed for copayments paid on or after January 5, 2022.
So far, more than 4,000 Native Veterans have been approved for this exemption. Over 168,000 copayments totaling more than $3 million have been exempted and/or reimbursed. VA is here to walk you through your application.
We encourage you to apply and welcome the opportunity to walk you through the process or answer any questions. Please call us at 1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411).
How to apply
You can apply for the copayment exemption by completing these three steps:
- Make a copy of only one of the following official Tribal documents, including, but not limited to:
- Tribal Enrollment or Citizenship/Membership ID Card, or
- Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or
- Documentation issued by a Tribe on official letterhead indicating individual affiliation.
· Fill out VA Form 10-334 and make a copy. The form can be found at https://www.va.gov/find-forms/about-form-10-334.
· Mail both documents to:
VHA Tribal Documentation
PO Box 5100
Janesville, WI 53547-5100
The Office of Tribal Health welcomes the opportunity to provide outreach in your community
VA established the Office of Tribal Health in June 2022. The Office is led by Dr. Christie Prairie Chicken and regularly provides outreach around the nation, including Indian Country. If you would like the Office of Tribal Health to provide outreach in your community and/or attend an event to help with copayment exemption applications, please send an email to [email protected].
You can learn more about the copayment exemption here.
