If I am enrolled in the VA health care system, what cost will there be for me?

There is no monthly premium required to use VA care. However, you may have to agree to pay some co-payments. If you have insurance, it may cover the cost of the co-payments. For hospital care, the co-payments are the same as the Medicare inpatient deductible for the first 90-day period of care ($792 in calendar year 2001) and $10 for each day of care. For outpatient care, the per visit co-payment is $50.80 for calendar year 2001 (which is 20% of the average cost of a VA outpatient visit). There is also a $2 co-payment for each 30-day supply of prescription drugs.