"I am concerned that the bill will lead to a far greater utilization of community care among veterans, driving them outside of VA's direct care system."
"Just last week, a national survey published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that veterans rated VA hospitals higher than private sector facilities in all 10 patient satisfactio..."
"I think is important."
"No one has challenged the quality of care provided at the VA, but you can have the best quality of care, but if you cannot access it and you commit suicide, you have had no care at all."
"As both a veteran, a doctor, and a former nurse married to a veteran who is a nurse, I think what is most important is that we take into consideration those veterans who are not receiving care in a ti..."
"One of the first things that I did as a new Member of Congress when I was elected in 2020, in 2021, was to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass a bill because a service member from 60 miles away went ..."
"Codifying community care and especially access to care in the community for substance use disorder or severe mental health disorder does not mandate that care has to be provided in the community."
"I am a staunch supporter of telehealth and had bills on telehealth immediately when I came into Congress to make the waiver permanent that had occurred."
"As a 24-year veteran and a physician who has worked with the VA, I have seen first-hand how important coordination is to providing timely, quality care, especially for veterans with complex health nee..."
"VA can and must do better."
"We strongly urge you to condemn Kerry's remarks and support American agriculture."
"With CO2 capture during the ethanol production process, ethanol serves as a tool to reduce emissions associated with liquid fuels for on-road vehicles."