Senator Johnny Isakson is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. His office issued the following today:
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
Monday, May 11, 2015
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Isakson to Hold Committee Hearing on Veterans Choice Program
“Exploring the Implementation and Future of the Veterans Choice Program”
WASHINGTON –
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold an oversight hearing on
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, to assess the implementation of the Veterans Choice Program created in the
Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, or the Veterans Choice Act for short.
The Veterans Choice Act was
passed by Congress in 2014 in response to the wait time scandal that
erupted during the summer of 2014 at Phoenix, Ariz., Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) health
care center. Signed into law on August 7, 2014, the legislation is
intended to give veterans the tools needed to improve access to quality
and timely health care. The
Veterans Choice Act established the Veterans Choice Program,
which allows veterans that meet specific criteria the option of seeking
care outside of the VA health care system.
The
VA published its final rule on implementation of the Veterans Choice
Program on November 5, 2014. This hearing will examine the progress that
has been made by the VA in its implementation of the
Veterans Choice Program over the last six months and look for ways the
VA and Congress can fully maximize the benefits of the program to
veterans across the country now and in the future.
WHO: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHERE: 418 Russell Senate Office Building
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
NOTE: Witness list and testimony are attached.
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 114th Congress.
Isakson
is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard
from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate VA Committee since
he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home
state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations
representing each branch of the military as well as more than 750,000
veterans.
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
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***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Isakson to Hold Committee Hearing on Veterans Choice Program
“Exploring the Implementation and Future of the Veterans Choice Program”
WASHINGTON –
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold an oversight hearing on
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, to assess the implementation of the Veterans Choice Program created in the
Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, or the Veterans Choice Act for short.
The Veterans Choice Act was
passed by Congress in 2014 in response to the wait time scandal that
erupted during the summer of 2014 at Phoenix, Ariz., Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) health
care center. Signed into law on August 7, 2014, the legislation is
intended to give veterans the tools needed to improve access to quality
and timely health care. The
Veterans Choice Act established the Veterans Choice Program,
which allows veterans that meet specific criteria the option of seeking
care outside of the VA health care system.
The
VA published its final rule on implementation of the Veterans Choice
Program on November 5, 2014. This hearing will examine the progress that
has been made by the VA in its implementation of the
Veterans Choice Program over the last six months and look for ways the
VA and Congress can fully maximize the benefits of the program to
veterans across the country now and in the future.
WHO: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHERE: 418 Russell Senate Office Building
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
NOTE: Witness list and testimony are attached.
###
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 114th Congress.
Isakson
is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard
from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate VA Committee since
he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home
state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations
representing each branch of the military as well as more than 750,000
veterans.
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