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Tipton continues with plan to improve care for rural veterans

RBC I U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) is working to advance a measure in the U.S. House to ensure veterans living farther than a 40 mile drive from a VA healthcare facility are able to receive and use Veterans Choice Cards to access alternative care providers closer to home.

When the House passed the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act (H.R. 3230) last year, the legislation established the 40-mile distance cutoff, which for some veterans…