"Absolutely. I will be quick. Congressman Newhouse, your bill, my understanding is that all emergency departments are, need to function under EMTALA."
"VVA supports enactment of this common-sense legislation."
"H.R. 4150, the VA Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act, will provide emergency department staff employed by the VA the same flexibility offered to physicians in the private sector."
"Flexibility in managing this segment of the medical workforce has been a top priority for the Secretary."
"We were the ones that discovered that aspirin was important for heart disease, first liver transplant, first implantable pacemaker."
"I am concerned that requiring 'is not less than' would likely lead to confusion and potential abuse within the department."
"The inclusion of other medical professionals other than emergency physicians will only continue to ensure veterans receive the efficient, effective and continuous care that they deserve."
"$50 co-pay for urgent care, $100 in co-pay for the emergency department is completely a barrier that will continue the burden of illness and disease that they already have."
"Thank you, Chairman Benishek, Ranking Member Brownley, for holding this series of hearings centered on VA's proposal to consolidate community care."
"we need to look at the cracks that the Choice Act has left behind or the cracks within the Choice Act because these are the cracks that our veterans are falling through."
"Urgent care was a result of a failed primary care system where people weren't able to access their primary care so they needed a quick in and out type of thing."