Veterans Choice

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  VA centralizing customer info in push for better service

  The Veterans Affairs Department is creating a data backbone that will house veterans' addresses and correspondence in one system.

  Technology

  November 06, 2015
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  Senate passes bill to avert VA budget shortfall

  The Senate passed a piece of legislation Wednesday that will help the Veterans Affairs Department avoid a budget shortfall that could impact the care some veterans receive.

  Congress

  July 30, 2015
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  James Tuchschmidt, Veterans Affairs Department

  The Veterans Affairs Department has reduced wait times for tens of thousands of veterans seeking health care. Part of the progress comes from the congressionally-mandated Veterans Choice program. It requires the VA to issue choice cards to vets so they can seek medical care from private providers with VA footing the bill. VA issued the first batch of cards this month. James Tuchschmidt, acting principal deputy undersecretary for health at the VA, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the rollout and the program.

  Federal Drive

  November 18, 2014