Tillis Supports Bipartisan Effort To Address VA Staffing Issues

Press Release

Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Mark Warner (D-VA) at a press conference to introduce the "Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act," which makes common-sense changes to staffing policies at the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the quality and delivery of care for veterans. Additional co-sponsors include Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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"This legislation is a textbook example of how members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee are coming together to identify the challenges facing the VA, and then working together to come up with common-sense, bipartisan solutions," said Senator Tillis. "The VA has struggled to recruit and retain physician assistants and nurse practitioners, which has exacerbated the issues already plaguing the VA system. The Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act directly addresses this problem by reducing bureaucratic barriers and granting full practice authority to highly-trained medical professionals, which will make it easier for VA facilities across the nation to provide our veterans with the high quality care they need and deserve."

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