Non-VA Medical Care Program Fact Sheet For Interested Providers

On August 7, 2014, President Obama signed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care reform act (H.R. 3230), commonly referred to as The Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 (Choice Act). The Choice Act authorized a new, temporary program, Choice Program, that provides Veterans the ability to receive medical care in the community if VA cannot schedule an appointment within 30 days of the Veteran’s preferred date or if the Veteran resides more than 40 miles from their closest VA medical facility. This fact sheet providers information for providers on how . . .