{"id":4023,"date":"2019-07-22T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-wyden-push-va-secretary-wilkie-to-protect-veterans-health-care-as-new-program-goes-into-effect\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:07:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:07:33","slug":"merkley-wyden-push-va-secretary-wilkie-to-protect-veterans-health-care-as-new-program-goes-into-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-push-va-secretary-wilkie-to-protect-veterans-health-care-as-new-program-goes-into-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley, Wyden push VA Secretary Wilkie to protect veterans\u2019 health care as new program goes into effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon&rsquo;s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today pressed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to not repeat the same mistakes of the Veterans Choice Program when establishing the new Veterans Community Care Program.<\/p>\n<p>El Congreso aprob\u00f3 la Ley VA MISSION en 2018 para fortalecer la programaci\u00f3n de Atenci\u00f3n Comunitaria de VA, luego de que problemas cr\u00edticos dentro del Programa de Elecci\u00f3n de Veteranos pusieran en peligro la calidad de la atenci\u00f3n de los veteranos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreemos firmemente que los veteranos deben dedicar su tiempo a obtener una buena atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica en lugar de conducir hacia ella, especialmente en estados como Oreg\u00f3n, donde muchos veteranos que viven en \u00e1reas rurales no cuentan con los servicios necesarios\u201d, escribieron los Senadores. \u201cLas instalaciones de VA en nuestro estado y en todo el pa\u00eds tienen d\u00e9cadas de experiencia al servicio de los veteranos y ofrecen atenci\u00f3n y servicios especializados inigualables; aun as\u00ed, los intereses especiales contin\u00faan su implacable impulso para subcontratar o privatizar aspectos del cuidado de los veteranos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLe imploramos que implemente la Ley VA MISSION basada en el principio de que la atenci\u00f3n comunitaria nunca debe realizarse a expensas de las funciones b\u00e1sicas de VA\u201d, concluyeron.<\/p>\n<p>Los senadores buscan garant\u00edas de que los errores cometidos durante los lanzamientos anteriores del programa VA no se repitan mientras la agencia trabaja para mejorar Community Care, especialmente despu\u00e9s de escuchar informes de que VA ha tardado en compartir orientaci\u00f3n e informaci\u00f3n sobre el lanzamiento del programa, haci\u00e9ndose eco de problemas similares de cuando se implement\u00f3 el programa Choice.<\/p>\n<p>La Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental public\u00f3 un informe hace dos meses que identifica tres problemas fundamentales con el Programa de Elecci\u00f3n de Veteranos: procesos complejos de referencia y programaci\u00f3n de citas, datos incompletos y poco confiables sobre la puntualidad del acceso de los veteranos a la atenci\u00f3n y la falta de pagos oportunos a los proveedores comunitarios. .<\/p>\n<p>Los senadores solicitaron respuestas a las siguientes preguntas con respecto a las decisiones del VA a lo largo del proceso de implementaci\u00f3n del Programa de Atenci\u00f3n Comunitaria para Veteranos para fines de este mes:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&bull; What problems did the VA identify from its experience with the Choice Program, and what is the VA doing to ensure those same problems do not arise again under the VA MISSION Act?<\/p>\n<p>&bull; When did the VA first provide information and guidance on the new law to VA Health Care Systems in Oregon and Idaho?<\/p>\n<p>&bull; What steps has the VA taken to ensure community providers understand billing practices and procedures under the VA MISSION Act?<\/p>\n<p>&bull; What steps has the VA taken to ensure community providers will receive timely payments under the new law?<\/p>\n<p>&bull; When will the VA establish contracts with community providers under the Community Care Network and provide lists of in-network providers to veterans?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon&rsquo;s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today pressed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to not repeat the same mistakes of the Veterans Choice Program when establishing the new Veterans Community Care Program. 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