Veterans should be able to count on reliable healthcare
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Demonstrating his commitment to our nations veterans U.S. Representative Will Hurd supported a series of bills this week that expand healthcare options educational resources and employment opportunities for veterans and their families.
Highlights of the legislation that Hurd supported include:
- Establishing Health Savings Accounts for those who opt-out of Tricare
- Expanding eligibility for military headstones for Medal of Honor recipients that are buried in private cemeteries
- Establishing a five-day deadline for VA physicians to report unethical healthcare practices
- Requiring VA counselors to explain to veterans if their educational credits will transfer to specified educational institutions
- Enabling Congressional offices to access veterans benefits claims records directly without having to wait for the VA
- Directing the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to recognize employers that hire veterans
- Establishing a VA pilot program to treat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder traumatic brain injury military sexual trauma chronic pain or opiate addiction with magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy
Veterans should be able to count on reliable healthcare easily access their benefits and have the ability to find a meaningful job when they leave the service. We must do more for the people that have sacrificed so much for our safety" said Hurd whose district is home to more than 45000 veterans. Ill continue fighting to improve the services we offer Veterans and their families. They deserve nothing less."
