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Vice Adm. Norb Ryan, Military Officer’s Association of America

Last week, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation designed to help solve long wait times at VA medical facilities. The longer-term fixes include...

Federal News Network Staff

June 18, 2014 3:29 pm

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Last week, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation designed to help solve long wait times at VA medical facilities. The longer-term fixes included more funding to hire health care providers and lease more VA operated facilities. For the shorter term, the McCain-Sanders bill also expands VA’s authority to send its patients to outside providers — including private clinics, but also facilities run by other agencies, including the Indian Health Service and the Defense Department. Retired Vice Adm. Norb Ryan is the president of the Military Officer’s Association of America. He spoke with Jared Serbu on In Depth about the plusses — and as MOAA sees it — some of the minuses of the bill.