Access to health care has become a greater challenge for veterans nationwide. In the state of Texas, few veterans wait months to schedule an appointment through the VA system.
Seton Healthcare Family, one of the greatest health care providers in Central Texas, is now taking on the Veterans Choice Program. The program debuted in the year 2014 to help decrease delays by scheduling appointments with private facilities when the VA could not give treatment quickly.
“It is not merely getting to the appointment,” Jesús Garza, President and CEO of Seton Healthcare Family said. “It is what happens after the appointment.”
The Veterans Choice Program got a lot of criticism shortly after it began; with few saying the program has not resolved the backlog of veterans waiting to get care.
Despite the issues, Seton Healthcare Family has chose to opt into the program. Garza said Seton hopes to lead the charge for other health care systems to do the same across the state, but certain veterans are claiming it may be too late.
“If it is a necessity that they end up as an admission, they are closer to home, their support network is closer to home,” Garza stated, “so that their home network is able to give them the support that they need.”
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