WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to reduce VA wait times.
The bipartisan SCHEDULES Act, which Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced this week with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., would require the VA to establish a time standard between medical referrals and appointment times at VA hospitals and community care centers.
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