“Department of Veterans Affairs officials have less than six months to put in place sweeping new rules governing how and when veterans can get taxpayer-funded medical care in their community.”
“Lawmakers are worried that they still don’t have a clear picture of what they’ll look like…”
“Incoming House committee chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., pushed Wilkie to promise a full briefing on the new rules details before any large-scale public announcements, including a rumored inclusion in Trump’s State of the Union speech. But Wilkie rebuffed the commitment, saying that Trump must give the final OK on the plans.”
“The president has made expanding veterans’ private-sector care choices a key talking point in speeches over the last six months, sometimes incorrectly claiming that veterans already have a new set of rules governing those requests…” Read the full article here.
Source: With deadline looming, lawmakers worry about new VA community care rules – By Leo Shane, December 18, 2018. MilitaryTimes.
