“VA Secretary Robert Wilkie on Tuesday asked a Senate panel for nearly a 10% funding boost for VA medical care, primarily for private treatment and to aid the department’s consolidation of all community health choices by June 6.”
“While the funding would go toward private treatment, Wilkie told the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee several times that he doesn’t support privatizing the agency’s healthcare system…”
“While the VA access standards have yet to be finalized, the department is working on other aspects of implementation, including the contract awards for insurers who will pay private hospitals and physicians. The stakes are high for the private medical sector, that under VA Choice complained of late and underpayments…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA asks Senate for consolidated community care funding – By Susannah Luthi, March 26, 2019. Modern Healthcare.
