A year ago, Congress passed a more than $16 billion overhaul of the scandal ridden Veterans Affairs Department that included a solemn vow: if veterans couldn’t get timely treatment from one of the scores of VA health centers across the country, they could turn to a private doctor or hospital for assistance.
Veterans Are Desperate For $3.4 Billion From Congress For Medical Care
Martin Matishak, Business Insider
Tue, 07/28/2015 - 8:17pm
Topics: veterans affairs department congress house republican veterans affairs house majority leader kevin mccarthy r-ca gop house&rsquo october september va secretary robert mcdonald veterans&rsquo affairs committee jeff miller r-fl august fiscal times phoenix eric shinseki community program va house senate capitol hill billion medical care lawmakers year agency budget hospital bills funding tuesday wednesday shortfall roughly measure treatment doctor scandal three-month effort funds link prompted highway move month officials must-pass
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