Congress last year passed legislation designed to simplify the process for veterans seeking medical help outside the VA ...

To streamline the process for referring patients to clinicians in private practice, the Department of Veterans Affairs, ...

The VA announced that it is enacting a provision of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits ...

Veterans will no longer need a second VA physician to review and approve their eligibility to receive non-VA health care.

Community care options have risen significantly since then. In fiscal 2017, the department paid for nearly 27 million outside care appointments, roughly 27% of VA total scheduled medical visits.