The original Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (also the Choice Act) primarily focused on healthcare ...

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 ...

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 ...

BETTENDORF — Dave York, a veteran from Davenport, had shoulder replacement surgery in Iowa City on Dec. 7, and since then it's been "a nightmare getting followup treatment," he said during a town hall ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer announced Tuesday. The department will use a new ...

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 ...

Part of Donald Trump's 10-point plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs is to allow veterans to receive private medical care paid for by the government. "We are going to make sure every ...

Veterans from around the state expressed frustration over the Veterans Choice program, meant to increase access to health care, during a listening session in Helena on Monday night. Nearly 50 veterans ...

PORTAGE — Changing rules, a lack of communication and not enough education is leading to frustration among those trying to help veterans navigate through the system. It's a "very confusing situation," ...

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 ...