A federal appropriations bill signed into law last week has a provision aimed at helping veterans access health care, the office of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced.
According to the release, the bill directs the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a fast-track hiring program for departing military health care providers in an effort to fill vacancies at the VA. The bill also urges the VA to resolve a reimbursement dispute with tribal health providers, who care for veterans in urban and rural Alaska who would otherwise be unable to use their VA benefits.
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