At Hearing on Rural Veterans Health Care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Tester Raises Alarms About VA Mental Health Care Hiring
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news:
During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday on improving rural veterans' access to health care, Chairman Jon Tester pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to ensure the Department continues to hire mental health providers in rural areas amid VA's decision to implement a strategic hiring pause at the Veterans Health Administ . . .
During a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing yesterday on improving rural veterans' access to health care, Chairman Jon Tester pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to ensure the Department continues to hire mental health providers in rural areas amid VA's decision to implement a strategic hiring pause at the Veterans Health Administ . . .