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Boyda: Bill Gives Rural Kansas Veterans Better Access to Medical Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States House of Representatives has today given thumbs up to H.R. 1527, the Rural Veterans Access to Care Act. This legislation allows veterans enrolled in the health system, who live over 60 miles from a VA hospital, to receive primary care from a non-VA health care facility. The program can also be used by veterans where travel to a VA facility would cause a hardship or other difficulties.

Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (Kansas Second District) issued the following statement after today’s vote:

     “I was proud to support this bill to start a pilot program which allows veterans in the most rural parts of    
     Kansas to get health care closer to their homes. The Senate should take this bill up now – so this pilot 
     program can be implemented sooner rather than later.”

H.R. 1527 is a pilot program that includes four Veterans Integrated Service Networks – including VISN 15, which covers almost all of Kansas.