But you have significant volumes right now that we are not meeting today, correct?
I have heard that in my State VHA has made the conscious decision to shift certain health care services over to the Choice Program.
I have appreciated the bipartisan approach by both the Chairman and Ranking Member Blumenthal as we move through the different and challengi...
In South Dakota, we continue to hear that timely provider payment under the Choice Program is a continuing issue.
we want to put that behind us for the future and build a platform that is good for the employees, good for middle management, and good for t...
I hope you will address that in your remarks. That is something we have talked about many times, have not done, and it is something we right...
it is probably the most important thing that this Committee is really interested in
my goal is to see to it that by the end of March we have an accountability bill for the Veterans Administration employees
I think it is important for the Board to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before it creates any new red tape.
The reports coming out of there have been unacceptable.
Out of the top 11 poorest counties in the nation, I have 5 of them in South Dakota, and they are all my Native American reservations.
this was not the intent of the law, to jeopardize them and their opportunities to provide for their families.
I do not believe we will, by the time IOT&E starts, get anywhere near 80 percent.
The key components are thinking how we look to the programs of the past, both those that had done poorly and those that had done well.
But clearly, because they were exempted from the individual mandate, the intent of the law is clear that Native Americans should not face th...
the Federal Government has a trust responsibility to provide health care for Native Americans in the United States and Alaska Natives.
I'm there. Thank you.
I understand one of the biggest issues facing South Dakotans when it comes to their Federal taxes... is the problem of tax-related identity ...