Hurd on VA Reform, ‘Still have more work to do to give veterans health care they deserve’
WASHINGTON DC – In response to the scandal which shook up the Department of Veterans Affairs last year, two bills designed to continue to reform the VA passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The Long-Term Care Veteran Choice Act will give veterans the ability to transfer to a non-VA medical foster home for long-term health care needs instead of staying in a VA facility. The second bill will allow the VA Secretary to force an employee to repay bonuses, a safeguard against the current practice which rewards bonuses even when the actions of an employee lead to substandard care for veterans.
“We still have more work to do to make sure our veterans are getting the health care they deserve, but giving veterans more choice and control when it comes to their health care is the right thing to do,” said Rep. Will Hurd, who represents the 23rd Congressional District of Texas. “Taking away the bonuses of VA employees who have failed to do their job is common sense. You don’t reward bad behavior, especially when it leads to endangering the lives and health of our veterans.”
