Latest VA reform pitch would put medical facilities under a nonprofit

A Washington state lawmaker has proposed placing all Veterans Affairs Department medical facilities under a nonprofit entity and giving all new veterans access to private health care.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., unveiled a legislative proposal Tuesday to reform the Veterans Health Administration, calling for the creation of three health programs under VA:

• Direct care provided by the department in its own hospitals and clinics overseen by a government nonprofit.
• Private care through a revamped Choice program.
• And a health plan that would serve as secondary payer for Medicare-eligible veterans.

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