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A second chance to improve veterans health care
Around the Web The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering one of the largest federal procurement efforts in U.S. history. Through its Community Care Network “NextGen” (CCN) solicitation, VA would award new community care contracts worth nearly $1 trillion over the next decade, fundamentally reshaping how veterans access health care and how U.S. taxpayers f...
VA to slash health networks from 18 to 5 in major care system overhaul
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing its biggest health care overhaul in three decades, a plan that would slash the number of regional networks from 18 to five and eliminate a top executive position.
VA Secretary Doug Collins says the changes will cut red tape and get veterans faster access to care. The reorganization aims to reduce bur...
National Veterans Survey Shows Strong Support for Targeted VA Reforms, Concern Over Community Care Consolidation, as VA Moves Forward With Trillion-Dollar Reorganization
Blog Post WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) moves forward with a massive reorganization of its Community Care Network, a new national survey of veterans conducted on behalf of United Veterans Care Alliance highlights strong support for targeted VA reforms, and deep concern about the scope and risks of the VA’s consolidation propos...