“Veterans who must drive more than 30 minutes to reach their Department of Veterans Affairs mental health or primary care providers would be allowed to use a private doctor for their health care under proposed rules the VA unveiled Wednesday.”
“For specialty care, veterans could go outside the VA for medical treatment if a VA provider was longer than a 60-minute drive away.”
“The draft rules are part of the VA Mission Act – a law scheduled to take effect this summer that aims to extend veterans’ access to private-sector doctors. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said earlier this week that the new access standards would “revolutionize” the VA health care system…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA unveils proposed new rules for expanding private-sector care – By Nikki Wentling, January 30, 2019. Stars and Stripes.
