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By now most veterans and their families have seen the headlines on the VA health care scandal, secret waitlists, and the like. In light of this scandal, Congress has been working with uncharacteristic haste to provide a solution and help veterans get proper care.<\/p>\n

The key points in the new package include a $15 billion budget boost to the VA, a \u201cVeterans Choice Card,\u201d and, potentially, leases on 27 new medical centers in fifteen states and Puerto Rico (another $1.27 billion).<\/p>\n

The centerpiece of the \u201cVeterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act\u201d (HR 3230) is a $10 billion Veterans Choice Fund. Over the next three years, VA is to use the fund to buy care from non-VA care providers for veterans if they face long waits longer than 30 days for VA care or if they reside more than 40 miles from a VA medical center.<\/p>\n

The goal: to eliminate the egregiously long VA patient (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By now most veterans and their families have seen the headlines on the VA health care scandal, secret waitlists, and the like. In light of this scandal, Congress has been working with uncharacteristic haste to provide a solution and help…<\/span><\/p>\n

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