Honoring the service and sacrifice of our military is a commitment that continues long after America's heroes are discharged from active duty. Sadly, our country has not lived up to the promise of ensuring our nation's veterans access to timely, high-quality health care through the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care system.
Today, more than 505,000 veterans are wait-listed 30 days or longer to receive care at VA facilities across the country, while nearly 300,000 are waiting 31 to 60 days for care. This cannot continue. We need to provide better access to health care for veterans and we need to reduce wait times.
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