Poll: Attaching high health care priority veterinary -
Moreover, a senator defended his vote against the law to try to improve health care VA, and the Associated Press looks doctor appointment wait time for all Americans
politico. Poll: Top fixing VA Health Care Edition
The most common legislative concern for Americans is improving health care for veterans, a new survey says. According to a Gallup poll released Friday, 87 percent of Americans say it is extremely or very important to the White House and Congress to address health care services for veterans. Among the new options presented in the survey, improving care for veterans has received 15 percent more than the issue of second place, equal pay legislation for women (Topaz, 6/13)
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel :. Ron Johnson defends vote against VA funding
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Thursday US Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Oshkosh, defended his vote against a bipartisan measure to solve the problems of facilities planning of Veterans Affairs, but promised to continue working to correct what he called a broken system. "The most beautiful among us deserve the best quality health care system," said Johnson. "They must be able to access and access time." Wednesday, Johnson was one of three only senators to vote against the bill that would allow the VA to contract with private medical institutions, which allows veterans face long waits for faster processing. the VA also would be able to use 500 billion $ from its current budget to hire more medical staff (Glauber, 6/12)
the Associated Press. outside the VA doctors can vary widely expected
There are not that Veterans who sometimes wait for health care. Depending on where you live and what kind of care you want, in parts of the country, it is not always easy for new patients to get a quick appointment . Need to routine primary care? The average time to see a family doctor for the first time ranged from 66 days in Boston just five days in Dallas, according to a survey in 15 major cities by the firm Merritt Hawkins healthcare consultants. And doctors are preparing to reapply million newly insured people by law to federal health care (Neergaard, 6/13).
States, too, are trying to solve problems at the VA in their own ways -
Texas Tribune: Perry proposes Fix for Texas Veterinary healthcare
Gov. Rick Perry announced Thursday the state has agreements with healthcare institutions to provide care to veterans who can not get timely treatment of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Now he asked federal officials to approve the plan designed to help the 1.7 million veterans living in Texas. The US House and Senate this week the two bills passed that would help health care access for veterans outside the VA system if they can not get a prompt appointment VA or do not live near a VA clinic (Edelman, 6/12).
Texas Tribune: Vets Discuss the waiting time the Senate Committee hearing
Georgia Hernandez said medical care of his father VA clinics in recent months had been bogged down by long waiting periods for appointments which left him no other option than to seek care at a Houston hospital. It was there that doctors discovered George Barraza, a veteran of the Vietnam War, had liver cancer and he was suffering from hepatitis C and cirrhosis. After doctors ran several tests and Barraza and sent back to the VA daughter, they were told to return two months later, but Barraza died before his appointment. Hernandez was among several witnesses who testified before the committee at the Port of Houston in Pasadena. Committee members gathered veterans and state officials information that work with veterans community as they prepare for the task of the Texas Veterans Commission to help veterans to obtain services medical and filing complaints to the long waiting time (Ura, 6/12).
MinnPost: Despite red flags verification Vets Give VA Clinics High Marks Minnesota
While officials from Minnesota Veterans looking anxiously explain why a federal audit identified the Medical Center Minneapolis VA and clinic Rochester VA as hotspots need more examination, many veterans of Minnesota are praising VA medical facilities in the state. Veterinary Rank-and-file and those used by county offices Veterans Services statewide said they received great care from the hospital Minneapolis VA. And Twin Cities health professionals who work closely with the Minneapolis system say care providers offer solid patients (Cronin & Henry 6/12)
McClatchy: Fla .. For legislators Deride VA problems, but the note on revision lawyer
a bipartisan collection of Florida lawmakers piled on Veterans Affairs Thursday at a meeting of the special delegation - although one of the most common refrains heard was a variant "VA does many things well." About 20 representatives of both sides of the aisle have taken testimony from veterans groups and responsible of the Florida health operations VA. the VA was caught in a scandal over planning practices that hid how long veterans actually waiting to see their doctors (Adams, 6/12)
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