Military Times: Patients using the Veterans Affairs Choice program for medical care won’t see appointments interrupted in the next two weeks, even if it takes the White House a few extra days to sign new funding for the service into law.
VA officials repeatedly warned this month that up to 30,000 appointments a day could be canceled or delayed if new funding for the four-year-old community care program wasn’t finalized by May 31. The program allows veterans who face significant wait times or travel for VA care to instead visit a private doctor at taxpayer expense.
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