Nine months after federal regulators revealed VA Loma Linda failed to oversee a company that encountered serious staffing shortages after assuming management of five outpatient clinics, the health ...

WASHINGTON — The Veterans Community Care Program was established to help veterans secure appointments with outside providers when they can't receive care from a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ...

WASHINGTON — A sharp rise in the number of patients that the Department of Veterans Affairs refers to private community-based doctors for medical care is emptying VA exam rooms and eroding services, ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched the Community Care Program after the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act was signed into law in ...

Veterans seeking care in the Department of Veterans Affairs' community care program in 30 specialties will not have to get reauthorization from the VA for a year under a new policy announced by the ...

Under rules announced by VA leaders this week, veterans seeking medical care outside the VA system will no longer need a secondary referral. (Atlanta VA Health Care System) Veterans Affairs leaders on ...

Last week, Republicans released the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill — their proposal for the allocation of funds toward, among other ...

Millions of veterans rely on VA health care and face ongoing challenges of access, delays and administrative hurdles. Since 2019, the MISSION Act has allowed veterans to seek non-VA care under ...

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The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital is seen November 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a pledge with more than a ...