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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 ...
The Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 ( H.R. 4810) is a bill that would allow United States veterans to receive their healthcare from non-VA facilities under certain conditions. [1] [2] The bill is a response to the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014, in which it was discovered that there was systematic lying about the wait times ...
Timeliness of care was an important goal to the VHA. In 1995, VHA established a goal of scheduling primary and specialty care medical appointments within 30 days to ensure veterans' timely access to care. VHA began collecting patients wait time data in 2000 for which the then-General Accounting Office (GAO) reported inaccuracies.
The Community Care Network was expanded through the MISSION Act and built on the foundations of a similar community network created by the Veteran’s Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 ...
Kelley: The VA health care access crisis is very serious. Years of underfunding and mismanagement has rendered the VA health care system unable to meet its obligation to the brave men and women ...
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: the PACT Act expands VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances.
In 2018, as a result of the passage of the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, VHA was allowed to combat veterans and victims of military sexual trauma who were discharged administratively with an other than honorable discharge (OTH) to access mental health treatment in VA or community care facilities. it also allowed all veterans with a ...
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a Cabinet -level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. Non-healthcare benefits include disability ...
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