WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:
For veterans living in highly rural states, accessing timely health care can be a daily struggle. Long drives, excessive wait times, and backlogged U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities often make receiving timely routine care a major challenge. Today, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) overwhelmingly advanced U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tim Sheehy's (R-MT) Critical Access for Veterans Care Act, which is designed to support veteran care closer to home.
The legislation establishes a five-year pilot program to improve care coordination and simplify access for veterans receiving care at Critical Access Hospitals through the VA Com...