BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough heard frustrations over high turnover rates among health care providers at the agency as he began a three-day tour of Montana on Monday his first official trip since being confirmed in February.
The former chief of staff for President Barack Obama was invited to Montana by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, the newly-named chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. McDonough said in response to concerns about high turnover that he wanted to make the VA “a place where people want to work.” He also highlighted money to help upgrade VA facilities that was included in the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
VA Secretary visits Montana to hear from veterans about healthcare concerns
VA secretary makes first visit to Billings
By: Mitch Lagge
and last updated 2021-04-06 14:48:45-04
BILLINGS â U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough hosted a discussion with about 20 veterans on the MSU Billings campus on Monday to hear the vets feedback about the VA health care system and struggles faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rural parts of this country give a lot of its sons and daughters to our fighting mission. My first trip as secretary here to Montana is simply to underscore that fact. That our delivery of services and care in our rural communities is a fundamental priority for our department, McDonough said in his opening remarks to the group.
VA secretary makes Billings stop to hear about vets concerns with medical care
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and last updated 2021-04-05 22:04:06-04
BILLINGS â U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough had a round table discussion with about 20 local veterans on the MSU Billings campus Monday to hear the vets feedback about the VA health care system and struggles faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rural parts of this country give a lot of its sons and daughters to our fighting mission. My first trip as secretary here to Montana is simply to underscore that fact. That our delivery of services and care in our rural communities is a fundamental priority for our department, McDonough said in his opening remarks to the group.
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