“There could be some controversy with the Veterans Affairs Department’s new community care access standards. VA will announce new standards for veterans to access care outside the department later this week. They’re part of VA’s effort to streamline seven disparate community care programs into one. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the standards will form the basis of new regulations that will implement the VA MISSION Act. Congress passed the MISSION Act last summer, as a replacement to the VA Choice Act.” Listen to the broadcast here.
Source: Lawmakers anxiously await Veterans Affairs’ new community care standards – By Eric White, January 29, 2019. Federal News Network.
