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I met a veteran who has been out two years and 10 disability but the point is he cant get his paperwork from dod. What are we doing . We have asked this question for years. Its a great question. I have to say secretary hagel and i are totally aligned that we want to have a seamless handoff from the department of defense to the va. Thats why we have instituted programs like cap while the person is on active duty and allison can talk about that. Congressman brown some good news to report on this front though it didnt obviously help that particular veteran two years ago we are engaged now in the ...

I want to commend dr. Wenstrup for bringing up the cost of care and thats something im very concerned about and i wanted to ask a few more questions about when you think you are going to have an idea or is this independent review of the va system, is that going to help look at that number because i know im very concerned about it and continuing to implement access to care locally and can you elaborate on that a little bit . Sure. In addition to the external independent assessments which we anticipate will be here around august or before then we are commissioning internal work, internal contrac...

Test new models of telehealth without regard to the geographic barriers and some of the other statutory restrictions. We have a number of very interesting telehealth models that are being tested currently including the health link model i mentioned in my testimony. Thank you very much. Senator moran . Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Thank you for you and senator murray having this hearing. A very important one certainly from a senator from kansas. But really for the country. Let me start with mr. Morris. Tell me what statistics are there that demonstrate over a period of time how many rural...

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. My name is george stover, and i serve as the chief executive officer of hospital district number one of rice county in lyons county. Lyons has a population of 3800. Our community hospital, which first opened in 1959 is a 25bed critical access hospital that employees approximately 150 individuals. Rural Community Hospitals have a long and distinguished commitmentment of providing care for all who seek it 24 7 365. More than 36 of all kansans live in rural areas and depend on a local hospital serving t...

Those will be starting construction soon and future construction im sorry this is a the past expenditures went to harrison and first street and the fire chief expenditures to the park and harrison street one extra bonus it is not within the rincon hill this is technical under the ocii weve worked closely it is essential the neighborhood street this will Start Construction in 2015 and there is going to be park protected cycle tracks on the streets and generous sidewalks that concludes my presentation. If you have any questions. Great thank you. Opening it up for Public Comment there maybe quest...