Next, the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee examines caregiving provisions under the Va Mission Act signed into law on june 2018. Almost two and a half hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses appearing in person and those appearing distantly. We look forward to their testimony to get a better idea of where the department of Veterans Affairs are in administering the missions act. We are also interested in learning more about the caregivers implementation as well. Member of our participating. Be hearing isf todays the implementation of title i under the mission act by the department of Veterans Affairs relating to Veterans Community care programs and the program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because my dissatisfying dissatisfaction with the implementation of the mission. Department chose to decline the invitation. This committee and the be a share a common goal to pass the mission in 2018 to bett
Under Veterans Mission act, program of assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace. While officials were invited to discuss the critical programs they oversee, the department chose to decline that invitation. This committee and the va shared a common goal to pass the mission act in 2018 to better serve veterans and their families and we continue to Work Together to address important issues for our nations veterans. I would expect them to be here with this to share all theyve accomplished since the va was transformed with this legislation and discuss what needs to be done to make improvements. The va is an integral part of in dialog, which is why i planned a whole subsequent engagements with the va officials to discuss title 1 implementation. Id be remiss not to recognize the unprecedented challenges this have year due to the covid19 pandemic. The dedicated staff on the v as front line deserve our thanks for fulfilling the Fourth
. WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs decided this week it would administer coronavirus vaccinations to veteran caregivers a population that was not included in the agency’s vaccination strategy. Richard Stone, executive in charge of the Veterans Health Administration, sent a memorandum Tuesday to all VA network directors that instructed their facilities to “provide COVID-19 testing and vaccines to primary and secondary family caregivers to support the health and safety of veterans.” To be eligible, caregivers must be enrolled in the VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. Before the memo, the VA wasn’t planning to give caregivers the vaccine. Instead, caregivers were in line with the rest of the general population and were relying on their local health authorities. The change was made after a dozen organizations that advocate for veteran caregivers pleaded with the VA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Departm