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The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 ( H.R. 3230; Pub. L. 113–146 (text) (PDF) ), also known as the Veterans Choice Act, is a United States public law that is intended to address the ongoing Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014. The law expanded the number of options veterans have ...
An aging population requires additional medical care. Nearly half of U.S. veterans were 65 years or older in 2021, compared to about 17% of the general population, Census Bureau data shows. This ...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is working to be a national leader in health care for LGBTQ+ Veterans and assure that high-quality care is provided in a person-centered, respectful environment. To address the healthcare needs of LGBTQ+ veterans and create a more welcoming environment at VHA facilities, as well as increase the ...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health [2] that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation ...
The VA has been touting in recent news releases greater access to care for veterans through night and weekend clinics as well as “historic enrollment” in VA healthcare driven by the PACT Act ...
With about 283,700 veterans residing in Wisconsin alone, and the VA not having facilities in most rural areas, veterans’ care is often outsourced to local hospitals and health systems.
On September 18, 2014, VA published the Federal Register its intention to increase the annual salaries of new physicians and dentists by up to $35,000 as part of a nationwide recruitment effort to hire more doctors and improve veterans' access to care. The notice was to take effect on November 30.
The Honoring our PACT Act removes the requirement that veterans prove that burn pits caused their illness and gives retroactive pay to veterans who did not receive care for their illnesses after claiming disability caused by burn pits. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of the Act would be $300 billion from 2022 to 2032.