Veterans Lives on the Line: Complete The MISSION NOW
After six years, it's past time for the VA to get the VA MISSION Act right
In 2018, President Trump signed the VA MISSION Act into law, which expanded options for veterans to get care from community health care providers when the VA isn't able to meet their needs. Unfortunately, the Biden administration's VA, with support from politicans like the outgoing Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Jon Tester, Rep. Takano, and Sen. Sanders, have been working overtime to undermine the spirit of the MISSION Act and keep veterans from accessing the care they've earned.
Instead of offering veterans the option to seek care from local providers, the VA often encourages veterans to wait months or drive hundreds of miles out of state to other VA facilities. Too often, delaying care, such as urgent mental health treatment - forces veterans to suffer and sometimes die trying to get the appointments they need. The Biden administration, their supporters in Congress, and the current VA Secretary Denis McDonough, prefer that veterans stay trapped in this broken health care system to justify the bloated VA budget.
Political leaders who claim to care about veterans' wellbeing need to empower our nation's heroes to access the timely and quality care they have earned. Sign this letter now to demand Congress works to hold the VA accountable to follow the law by passing the Complete the Mission Act. Veterans' lives depend on it.