VA Healthcare Reform: Senators Propose Radical Changes To Give Veterans The Care They Need

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ByĀ inquisitr.com

As veterans continue to struggle with longer wait times at the VA, both a senator and two congressmen have offered solutions for how to fix the VA healthcare system. The proposals to fix the VA healthcare system come after it was discovered that over 200,000, or one-third of veterans waiting to receive care, had died. Recommendations for fixing the system range from a simple change in appointment scheduling to privatizing the system.

Ā As reported in the Military Times, Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers, a Republican from Washington State and the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, proposed allowing veterans to schedule appointments online.
ā€œWe need to be welcoming new solutions, and not just protecting an outdated model or having the only solution beĀ more money. Weā€™ve already put a lot of money into VAā€¦ and clearly thereā€™s not the results.ā€

Under Rogersā€™ legislation, the plan would create a pilot program for six VA medical centers tohire vets allow veterans to schedule appointments online. This would give veterans more control over their VA healthcare.

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