01/17/2018
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"we know our Nation's veterans are using non-VA care."
"Are you saying the quality of care for our veterans can be as adequate there as they will at the VA centers?"
"I introduced the Vet Connect Act of 2017, which would streamline the health records sharing between VA and community health providers."
"more than a half a million VA patients are abusing opiates, and VA patients overdosed on prescription pain medication have more than doubled the national average."