Veterans groups oppose Choice program expansion

By Patricia Kime: The nation’s largest veterans groups have lined up to oppose any expansion of the Veterans Affairs Choice program that would allow all veterans who are eligible for VA medical care to use it. The stand, by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and others, places the groups squarely in the corner of VA Secretary Bob McDonald, who has called proposals favoring private care for veterans over VA facilities, a “dereliction” of department duties, and at odds with seven powerful U.S. senators, including Arizona Republican John McCain, who have proposed legislation to lift restrictions on Choice.  Read more here:  http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2016/05/04/veterans-groups-oppose-choice-program-expansion/83927786/