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  • 2024-29505 — Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2025
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 101607
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Indian Health Service (IHS), under the Health and Human Services Department, has announced the approved rates for medical care at IHS facilities for 2025. These rates cover both inpatient and outpatient services and are applicable to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as other federal program recipients. Notably, there are different rates for services in the Lower 48 States and Alaska. The new rates will take effect from January 1, 2025, aligning with consistent annual updates.

    Simple Explanation

    The Indian Health Service (IHS) is setting new prices for doctor visits and hospital stays for people using their services in 2025. These prices will be a little different for people in Alaska compared to those in the Lower 48 States.

  • 2021-00025 — Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Burial of Unclaimed Remains in a National Cemetery or a VA-Funded State or Tribal Veterans' Cemetery
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    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 1130
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced an update to the reimbursement rates for caskets and urns purchased for the burial of veterans in national, state, or tribal veterans' cemeteries when there is no known next of kin and insufficient funds for burial containers. In 2021, the maximum reimbursement rates are set at $1,984.00 for caskets and $145.00 for urns, based on the average costs determined from a market analysis in 2020. This ensures that veterans who are unclaimed are given a proper burial.

    Simple Explanation

    The VA will help pay for special boxes and jars to bury veterans who have no family and cannot afford it, making sure they get a nice goodbye, with specific amounts set for 2021.