Obama Strongly Supports Panel's Suggestions For Improving Veterans' Health Care

In a letter to Congress, the president says the Department of Veterans Affairs is already adopting many of the proposals as part of a continuing overhaul of the department.

The Associated Press: Obama Says He Supports Veterans' Health Care Recommendations

President Barack Obama says he supports a congressional panel's recommendation to create a veterans' health care system that coordinates government and private care. The recommendation is among a total of 18 issued in July by the Commission on Care. Congress created the panel following a scandal over long wait times for veterans who sought care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. (9/1)

In other veteran news —

The Baltimore Sun: Traumatized Veterans Find Relief On Horseback

The Freedom Hills Therapeutic Riding Program is one of 50 equine healing programs in Maryland that work with patients with diagnoses ranging from Down syndrome to multiple sclerosis to Alzheimer's disease. Ten of these programs in Maryland — including Freedom Hills — have groups designated specifically for members of the military, according to Ross Peddicord, executive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board. (McCauley, 9/2)

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