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The Veterans Affairs Mission Act offers veterans freedom from the status quo

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Gov’t approves $10B deal to overhaul VA medical records

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2017, file photo, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin speaks during a visit to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in, Manchester, N.H. Shulkin is touting an overhaul plan to give veterans even wider access to outside doctors than under its troubled Veterans Choice health care program. He is stressing stronger ties with the private sector, even while acknowledging key questions of cost and sharing of medical records were still unresolved. Shulkin on Oct. 24, acknowledged the program would run out of money sooner than expected and urged Congress to provide new stopgap funding by year's end. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

VA touts private health care for vets but cost issues linger

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, standing with Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, left, speaks during a bill signing event for the &quot;Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017,&quot; in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump signs law to make VA more accountable for vets’ care

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., joined by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., chair of the Republican Conference, meets with reporters at Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to discuss health care for veterans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress passes long-sought VA accountability bill

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2017. Shulkin said Monday the department will be overhauling its electronic health records, adopting a commercial product used by the Pentagon that he hopes will improve care for veterans and reduce wait times for medical appointments. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House to act on VA accountability; Dems wary on private care

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2017. Shulkin said Monday the department will be overhauling its electronic health records, adopting a commercial product used by the Pentagon that he hopes will improve care for veterans and reduce wait times for medical appointments. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate OKs bill to make firing employees easier for VA

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this April 7, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Lawmakers reach agreement on stalled VA accountability bill

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this April 7, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Lawmakers reach agreement on stalled VA accountability bill

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 28, 2014 file photo, the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. The Veterans Affairs Department unveiled a new website Wednesday, April 12, 2107, aimed at providing information on the quality of care at VA medical centers, touting new accountability even as it grappled with fresh questions of patient safety in its beleaguered health system. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

VA unveils website on quality of care, touts accountability

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

Congress OKs bill to extend VA program widening private care

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

As fresh doubts emerged about the Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix, Republicans renewed criticism of President Obama and VA Secretary Robert McDonald for failing to improve benefits for veterans. (Associated Press)

Phoenix VA hospital troubles persist a year after phony wait times scandal

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times