“It’s immoral and unpatriotic that some veterans have to wait months for health care. In 2013, when partisan gridlock held up the VA Access, Accountability, and Choice Act, I offered a motion that was credited with breaking the gridlock and getting the bill passed.
This bill makes it easier for the VA to fire bad employees, extends in-state tuition for veterans and their families, and allows veterans facing long wait times or who live far from a VA facility to receive private health care paid for by the VA. I also introduced the 21st Century Care for Military & Veterans Act to make health care more accessible to rural veterans by improving available services and reducing overall costs. And during this session of Congress, I introduced and passed a bill to drive down health care prices for veterans further by increasing transparency and competition within the VA health care system.
As we move forward, we must continue to make physical and mental health care more affordable and accessible with better use of telehealth, accountability, and additional funding for the VA.” – Congressman Scott Peters, California’s 52nd District
