Got a sore throat or a sprained ankle and don't want to go
to a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital? Got sick at 8:00 on a Friday
night and don't want to wait until Monday to see a VA doctor? A new VA program
may be for you.
As of June 6, 2019, the VA offers medical care to eligible
veterans at selected civilian urgent care facilities nationwide.
This is an expansion of the VA's Mission Act, which itself
was an expansion of the Veterans Choice Act. The Choice Act was passed in 2014
as the result of highly publicized problems with veterans not being able to get
appointments at VA hospitals in a timely manner.
Under this new expanded program, veterans are eligible to
get limited urgent care from civilian doctors regardless of how close they are
to a VA facility.
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