A bill to expand non-VA health care for veterans is advancing through Congress
A bill to expand non-VA health care for veterans is advancing through Congress  
Podcast: Federal Newscast
Published On: Fri Jul 25 2025
Description: A bill expanding veterans’ access to non-VA health care is making its way through Congress. The House VA Committee advanced the Veterans' ACCESS Act. The bill would make it easier for veterans covered by the VA to seek heath care in the private sector and would create an online patient self-service scheduling system. Committee Chairman Mike Bost says the bill would help veterans avoid waiting for medical appointments.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.