#LoweryWhitehead American Legion Post 29 in Lawton Oklahoma has been monitoring a story concerning new options the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is considering when it comes to #VeteranHealthcare.
The reports from several media outlets suggest VA is taking a hard look at new rules that would allow Veterans to access walk-in clinics on a co-pay system. It would also be easier for Veterans to receive care in privately run hospitals and have the government pay for it.
Reports suggest VA hospitals have struggled to see 7 million Veterans annually. The new rules would be meant to eliminate the long wait times VA notoriously experiences due to "the crunch of an aging Vietnam Veteran population and an influx of Veterans from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the War on Terror." While the move may do much to give quality health care to Veterans in a timely fashion, it may potentially move billions out of the VA hospital system.
President Donald J. Trump is expected to comment on the issue during the State of the Union Address.
#VAHealthAndRehabilitation
National American Legion Press Association (NALPA)
The American Legion Department of Oklahoma
President Donald J. Trump is expected to comment on the issue during the State of the Union Address.
#VAHealthAndRehabilitation
National American Legion Press Association (NALPA)
The American Legion Department of Oklahoma
