Officials will extend authorizations for care handled outside the VA system for 30 different medical specialties, a move they say will ease red tape.
Congress last year passed legislation designed to simplify the process for veterans seeking medical help outside the VA health care system.
New DOD guidance has left some military advocates wondering just how far officials will go with privatizing programs and services on installations.
VA care and benefits have seen signifcant growth in recent years, a trend that the outgoing secretary hopes will continue.
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