Recently, veterans from all over the country arrived in Washington for Concerned Veterans for America’s Vets on the Hill project! These vets spent the week speaking with members of Congress about the issues that matter most to them and their families – specifically reform of the Veterans Health Administration. Since the first wave of Vets on… Read more »
The facility that’s earned itself just two out of five stars from the VA can’t stay out of the news. Earlier this month, an air cooling pipe burst at the D.C. VA Medical Center which lead to flooding on five levels of the hospital and postponement of multiple procedures. Ok, so pipes burst, what’s the… Read more »
The VA MISSION Act is headed to President Trump’s desk following a 92-5 Senate vote and 340-70 vote in the House. The President said recently he wanted to get the VA MISSION Act passed before Memorial Day. This was a priority for lawmakers and the VA, too, since estimates showed the Veterans Choice Program would… Read more »
The VA MISSION Act is one step closer to becoming law, passing the House in grand fashion. The legislation that will overhaul and expand the Veterans Choice Program while funding it in the interim passed the House 347-70. It now heads over to the Senate for a final vote. Concerned Veterans for America was first out… Read more »
Concerned Veterans for America held a Facebook Live event this week with House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe to talk about reforms coming to the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially the VA MISSION Act. In case you couldn’t watch, here are four things you missed from our conversation with Rep. Roe. The goal of the VA… Read more »
This week, both the House and Senate are discussing the VA MISSION Act, bipartisan legislation that will overhaul and reform the Veterans Choice Program along with other facets of the Veterans Health Administration. The Choice Program is set to run out of money by May 31st. That deadline is quickly approaching and threatens the care… Read more »
This week, the House Veterans Affairs Committee approved the MISSION Act, moving the bill one step closer to a vote of the full House. The measure would give veterans real choice over their health care by allowing them to seek care outside the VA’s system. Here are five things you need to know about the MISSION Act: The bill would overhaul and expand the Veterans Choice Program, allowing veterans greater access to health care outside the VA…. Read more »
