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Deal on toxic exposure bill includes more VA staff, dozens of new VA medical clinics
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Deal on toxic exposure bill includes more VA staff, dozens of new VA medical clinics
By Leo Shane III
May 24, 06:01 PM
The flames of a burn pit grow as a storm approaches Combat Outpost Tangi in Afghanistan in August 2009. (Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Army)
Veterans Affairs officials would set up 31 major medical clinics across America and hire thousands more claims processors and health care staff under compromise toxic exposure legislation unveiled in the Senate Tuesday.
The provisions would be attached to the already massive Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (or PACT Act) which passed out of the House in March. That measure carried a price tag of more than $200 billion over the next decade and would potentially affect as many as one in five veterans living in America today.
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Deal on toxic exposure bill includes more VA staff, dozens of new VA medical clinics
By Leo Shane III
May 24, 06:01 PM
The flames of a burn pit grow as a storm approaches Combat Outpost Tangi in Afghanistan in August 2009. (Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Army)
Veterans Affairs officials would set up 31 major medical clinics across America and hire thousands more claims processors and health care staff under compromise toxic exposure legislation unveiled in the Senate Tuesday.
The provisions would be attached to the already massive Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (or PACT Act) which passed out of the House in March. That measure carried a price tag of more than $200 billion over the next decade and would potentially affect as many as one in five veterans living in America today.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SGT Mark Anderson
Deal on toxic exposure bill includes more VA staff, dozens of new VA medical clinics
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..."Younger veterans would see their VA medical care covered for 10 years after they leave the ranks, up from the current five years. Senate lawmakers passed a similar bill codifying that earlier this year, but the House has not taken up the measure.
A full breakdown of the costs and impact of the measure is expected from the Congressional Budget Office in coming weeks.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that the package will be brought to the Senate floor for a full chamber vote in early June. If so, the House could vote on it within a few days, possibly sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk in early July.
Biden has already voiced support for the outlines of the measure and said in his State of the Union address earlier this year that Congress needs to act quickly on the issue of veterans health care.
A rally on the issue is scheduled for this weekend as part of the Rolling to Remember event in Washington, D.C. Comedian Jon Stewart and a host of veterans organizations are expected to attend and push for swift passage of the PACT Act compromise."
..."Younger veterans would see their VA medical care covered for 10 years after they leave the ranks, up from the current five years. Senate lawmakers passed a similar bill codifying that earlier this year, but the House has not taken up the measure.
A full breakdown of the costs and impact of the measure is expected from the Congressional Budget Office in coming weeks.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that the package will be brought to the Senate floor for a full chamber vote in early June. If so, the House could vote on it within a few days, possibly sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk in early July.
Biden has already voiced support for the outlines of the measure and said in his State of the Union address earlier this year that Congress needs to act quickly on the issue of veterans health care.
A rally on the issue is scheduled for this weekend as part of the Rolling to Remember event in Washington, D.C. Comedian Jon Stewart and a host of veterans organizations are expected to attend and push for swift passage of the PACT Act compromise."
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