We need to ensure that the VA has access to, or can arrange, geographically-dispersed crisis beds to ensure that no veteran must be made to travel more than two or three hours to g...
Senator Tester is an incredible ally in the fight to secure adequate treatment for veterans with mental illness.
Do you think there should be something done?
I commend them on that, you know, making a solid attempt to address that.
I do not think we have a mental health professional east of Billings, Montana.
Real quick--just kind of dovetailing off of Senator Burr's question--in areas that you are going to contract with local communities, how do ...
What about the highly rural areas? Are we doing anything different from rural areas as far as getting people into them?
If you have got a situation where the nearest mental health professional is several hours away... we have got a problem.
I intend to reintroduce the Rural Veterans Health Improvement Act.
I believe there is a greater opportunity for the VA to collaborate and support primary care settings in local communities.
The relationship as it stands is not working properly.