The legislation requires the VA to give patients information about eligibility, cost sharing, treatments and providers.

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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and six of her Republican colleagues introduced legislation Jan. 24 that Blackburn says would improve veterans' access to health care outside Department of Veterans ...

Currently, the VA has to approve veterans' referrals to outside doctors or clinics. Blackburn's proposed Veterans Health Care Freedom Act would remove those requirements. The legislation would ...