Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act
Sens. Blackburn and Hassan Introduce Bill to End Referral Requirements for Women Veterans' Specialty Care
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Women veterans enrolled in VA healthcare would be able to schedule gynecology, obstetrics, maternity, and postpartum care appointments directly — no referral needed. This removes an administrative hurdle that can delay care, especially for time-sensitive needs like pregnancy and postpartum recovery. The impact is limited to the roughly 700,000+ women veterans using VA healthcare, a growing but still minority share of the total veteran population.
“The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that any covered veteran may directly schedule an appointment for women's specialty care, including through the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, without requiring a referral from a primary care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs.”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act
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