Update on care for veterans in rural areas

The Senate on March 26 unanimously passed legislation instructing the Veterans Affairs Department to allow veterans living within 40 miles of a VA facility to get non-VA care if the department hospital or clinic cannot provide the service. Sen. Jerry Moran filed the bill as an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution, Moran spokeswoman Garrette Tuner said.

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