U. S. Senator Jerry Moran, ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, led 19 of his colleagues in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Denis McDonough, to quickly correct policy initiatives that are making it harder for veterans to receive care.
In 2018 Congress passed the Mission Act, which increased access to care for veterans by expanding their ability to be seen by health care providers in their communities; however, in recent months VA leaders have been working to limit opportunities for community care for veterans.
He adds that the Mission Act was designed, in part, to avoid this unacceptable outcome. VA must embrace both the spirit and letter of that transformational piece of legislation to ensure this does not continue. Doing anything less is detrimental to the progress VA has made through the Mission Act and a personal affront to veterans across the country.
