Some projections show that requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow veterans who live more than 40 miles from needed VA health care to use private sector care instead could balloon VA health care costs by as much as $46 billion a year. Some veterans' groups and VA officials fear Congress is on a course that could make the prized VA health system unaffordable by exploding reliance on private sector care through the new Choice Card program and further easing its restrictive 40-mile rule. Read the Military Update to get the whole story.
Easing 'Choice Card' Access Causes Concern
