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Veterans Mental Health Access Guarantee Act
This bill guarantees same-day mental health appointments at all VA facilities, funds 5,000 additional VA mental health providers, extends combat veteran mental health eligibility from 5 years to lifetime, and creates a 24/7 crisis intervention capability at every VA medical center.
Discussion (4)
Finally someone proposing something concrete instead of just talking. Let's refine this and get it passed.
I appreciate the ambition but this tries to solve too many problems at once. Could we narrow the scope?
I support the intent but worry about the implementation timeline. Can we add a phased rollout?
Small entities should receive different treatment. I propose a tiered approach based on size.
Create tiered requirements by entity size
+ Proposed Text
Section 4(b) amended: "Tiered requirements — Tier 1 (revenue >$50M): 12 months; Tier 2 ($10M-$50M): 24 months; Tier 3 (<$10M): 36 months with technical assistance."