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Today, Senator Warner continued his tour through Virginia with a morning stop at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. There, he led a roundtable on how to improve the quality of care for Medicare patients suffering from chronic illness, such as high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease or diabetes.
Following his third visit to the facility in the past nine months, Sen. Mark Warner says the veterans hospital in Hampton needs to make more progress in reducing wait times.
The Virginian-Pilot: VA expands eligibility for Virginia veterans who live in remote regions
Mar 25 2015
More veterans in rural Virginia, including the Eastern Shore, will be eligible to seek health care outside the Veterans Affairs system thanks to a regulatory change announced Tuesday.
Update on Veterans Health Care
Feb 27 2015
Earlier this week, I joined Senator Kaine and 40 colleagues from both parties in raising serious concerns about the implementation of the Veterans Choice Card program, which was created as part of the VA reform legislation Congress passed last year.
Last week, Senator Warner sent a letter to the Administration urging coordinated action to drastically reduce the likelihood of spreading the virus.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Northern Virginia tech council to help VA hospitals fix scheduling system
Sep 16 2014
A group of Virginia tech companies is going to help the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital system fix its scheduling system. The Northern Virginia Technology Council will offer free help to the VA by examining the troubled health care system's scheduling system and suggesting improvements.
On Tuesday, Senator Mark Warner met with leadership at the McGuire VA Medical Center to talk about ongoing issues involving healthcare for veterans.
Meeting with School Epinephrine Advocates
Jun 17 2014
Senator Warner met with three families with brave young children who fight every day against potentially fatal allergies.
"Sen. Mark Warner announced last week that he had sought and received confirmation that the Northern Virginia Technology Council, a 1,000-member trade group, would help the VA straighten out its wretched patient-appointment system."
Sen. Warner, on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to allow a group of Northern Virginia technology firms to assist the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in fixing its patient-appointment system.
