WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a $ 3.9 billion emergency spending package to address a budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs that threatens medical care for thousands ...

Here are four things to know. 1. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Program allows some veterans to receive care in their communities rather than having to wait for a VA appointment or ...

VA to expand eligibility for Veterans Choice Program by changing 40-mile rule The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is changing its guidelines on the distance patients may live from the nearest VA ...

BILLINGS – U.S Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., wants to know President Donald Trump’s plans for privatizing veterans’ health care. In a more than four-hour confirmation hearing Wednesday for Veterans ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON (AP) — Far fewer veterans than expected are taking advantage of a new law aimed at making it easier for them to get ...

When clinical psychiatrist Cher Morrow-Bradley and other health care providers call the Veterans Choice program, they are greeted with a recorded, 90-second "thank you" from Veterans Affairs Secretary ...

The original Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (also the Choice Act) primarily focused on healthcare access and VA accountability, but it also included provisions for educational ...

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 ...

Taking care of veterans has long enjoyed bipartisan support. In 2014, when Veterans Administration hospital officials were caught hiding long delays in treatment -- delays that were tied to the deaths ...

President Obama’s 2016 budget blueprint proposes rolling back a program that gives veterans the right to receive faster care outside of the long waitlists at the troubled Veterans Affairs medical ...

President Donald Trump is putting forth a false "choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector. Heading toward the ...

(The Center Square) – Four pieces of legislation aimed at supporting veterans while increasing transparency and accountability in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been reintroduced in the ...