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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Advocates Want To Make Sure Veterans' Unique Needs Aren't Lost As Congress Addresses Opioid Crisis
The Hill: Opioid Crisis Poses Challenge For Vets
Advocates are working to ensure that veterans are not overlooked as Congress and the Trump administration push to address the opioid epidemic. They say two sweeping opioid bills passed in recent years is a good start, but that the programs they cover need dedicated funding to ensure success. (Weixel, 11/13)
The Hill: VA Under Pressure To Deliver Trump Reforms
A law overhauling how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) allows patients to seek outside care is falling behind in implementation despite President Trump’s boasts about the reforms. Trump has long touted the law, which makes it easier for veterans to access private or community health-care programs, as essential to improving the beleaguered agency. (Kheel and Hellmann, 11/13)
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New Hampshire Public Radio: Neighbor Rallies Veterans' Network To Assist Weare Army Vet
A few months ago, San Diego, California resident Jane Williams and her husband were vacationing in Weare, New Hampshire, on Mount William Pond. The place they rented was near a road that followed the edge of the pond, and on that road was small dilapidated house. "And there was this cute little elderly man sitting in the window," she says. "And every time we went by the house, I'd always wave, and he would just always reflexively wave." (Biello, 11/12)
