The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its medical regulations to clarify that VA will not bill third-party payers for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided by VA under certain statutory provisions, which we refer to as special-treatment authorities.” These special-treatment authorities direct VA to provide care to veterans based upon discrete exposures or experiences that occurred during active duty or active military, naval, or air service. VA is authorized but not required by law, with certain exceptions, only to seek to recover or collect reasonable charges for care provided to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities. This proposed rule would establish that VA would not exercise its authority to collect or recover reasonable charges from third-party payers for care and services provided under the special-treatment authorities.