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January 18, 2008

Hearings on vets' health
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More than 40 percent of the veterans returning from Iraq require mental health treatment and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held hearings on eight relevant bills yesterday.

They include:

  • HR 4231 – Rural Veterans Health Care Access Act of 2007 -- calling for vouchers for services 30 miles from a VA facility – which the VA opposes arguing it creates fragmented care, permits a non-VA provider to recommend treatment, and applies to residents of urban as well as rural areas.

  • HR 4053 Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 -- improving behavioral service delivery, provides for, among other things, co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. The testimony of Dr. Gerald Cross repeated objections initially voiced in October's hearings.

  • HR 2847 Veterans’ Health Improvements Act of 2007 which expands programs for family members and specifies peer outreach.

  • Emergency medical care in non-VA hospitals H.R. 4146 , and services for women soldiers H.R. 4107 were also addressed.

    • Print and audio transcripts are available at House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

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    Peer-to-Peer: Returning vets' mental health care

    Meeting the crisis in veteran health


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