“… Veterans Affairs has been working on expanded community care rules for veterans’ medical appointments since last summer, when Congress approved the VA Mission Act. Details of that work are expected to be released in early 2019, and a full set of new regulations is scheduled to be released in early spring.”
“Among other priorities, the legislation mandated a retooling of the department’s policies for veterans seeking private-sector care, a massive undertaking that supporters have hailed as giving more flexibility and freedom to veterans who “face long lines at VA hospitals and clinics…”
“Democrats, including House members who will be taking control of the chamber this year, have promised intense oversight into the new outside care rules, to ensure…” Read the full article here.
Source: New in 2019: VA’s health care rules will be completely rewritten this year – By Leo Shane, January 2, 2019. Military Times.
