“… Wilkie said VA is in the “greatest transformative period” in its history, and the MISSION Act was a large part of that.”
“Mission Act is not libertarian VA. It is not giving veterans a card, saying thank you very much and sending them out in the private sector,” Wilkie said. “What the Mission Act does is it gives the veteran an option if this hospital doesn’t provide a particular service that veteran needs. If the service isn’t available, they look at options that are available in the private sector should that veteran decide to avail themselves of those services. Or they have the choice to wait…”
“Martinsburb is a hub for many reasons. It has one of the highest customer satisfaction rates of anyone in the country, which means veterans are very happy to be here,” he said. “If America calls on VA to respond to a national emergency, America can’t respond without Martinsburg being in the center…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Secretary Robert Wilkie says MISSION Act to pay dividends – By Matt Welch, May 2, 2019, The Journal.
