Two veterans sought psychiatric care at a VA clinic in Chico, Calif. They were bounced between virtual providers and struggled to get support in the thr.
The military has long drawn recruits from remote towns across America, promising them a lifetime of health care. But the VA has seldom staffed those same communities with the mental health professionals needed to help them.
Two veterans sought psychiatric care at a VA clinic in Chico, California. They were bounced between virtual providers and struggled to get support in the threadbare system. A staffer worried, “We are going to kill someone.” Then tragedy struck.
The GAO finds that TRICARE's behavioral health and substance abuse disorder benefits fall short of the goal of eliminating unnecessary treatment limitations.