The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to shift millions of veterans and billions of dollars into private healthcare, according to The New York Times.
The plan would move funds away from government-run veterans' hospitals and make it easier for veterans to go to private healthcare providers on the government's dime, according to the Times report. Under the proposed changes, veterans would also have access to various proposed walk-in clinics and pay copays.
The plan came out of the VA Mission Act, a law passed last year to expand veterans' access to private healthcare. Supporters contend the proposed changes would make veterans' care and the veterans' hospital system more efficient, while many major veterans' organizations and other critics argue that moving billions of dollars to the private sector would financially hurt the veterans' health care system, according to the Times.
People from within and outside the administration told the publication President Trump may may unveil details of the plan in his State of the Union address scheduled for Jan. 29.
Access the full Times report here.
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