Veterans Choice Program

While helping Veterans receive care outside VA increases their access to health care services, it could also lead to coordination problems. Some concern exists that Veterans receiving care from more than one source could result in fragmented care and poor clinical outcomes.

VA rollouts out MISSION Act changes. This blog answers the top questions from Veterans on changes to community care and the new urgent care benefit.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie responds to several inaccuracies in a recent media “fact check” article.

New eligibility criteria for community care, a new urgent care benefit, and sunset of the Choice Program.

Two VA studies on the Veterans Choice Program found that patients generally liked the health care they received but found the process challenging.

Beginning Oct.1, community care authorization, coordination, billing and payments will take place directly between VA and the Veteran’s community provider until contracts are awarded for the new community care network.

Veterans may be eligible to receive care from a provider outside of VA in their community when VA cannot provide the care you need. This type of care is known as “community care,” and is paid for by VA.

Reforming and modernizing VA was the topic as VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin addressed a full house of Veterans at the 73rd AMVETS National Convention in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday.

VA has announced a new initiative between that will expand access to high quality and convenient health care services for Veterans in Phoenix and surrounding communities.

The idea behind the Veteran’s Choice Program is simple: Veterans deserve access to great care no matter where they live.

Our goal is to deliver a program that is easy to understand, simple to administer, and meets the needs of Veterans, community providers and VA staff.

In order to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, [...]