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Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare – News

News stories from the past 60 days.

Jul 10, 2025 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs from September 3-5, 2025. The Committee will provide advice and guidance to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on all matters relating to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Native American Veterans. The agenda will include, among other things, updates from the VA Office of Tribal Government Relations, Office of Hawaiian Veteran Affairs, VA Readjustment Counseling Services—Vet Center Program, and VHA Suicide Prevention/Behavioral Health.
Source: Federal Register
Jul 1, 2025 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) seeking comments on a proposed information collection titled "Suicide Prevention 2.0 Program—Community Opinion Survey." The information collected will be used to measure baseline data on the knowledge and attitudes of adult U.S. citizens living in specified communities about Veterans, Veteran suicide, and resources available to Veterans to reduce suicide, prior to the implementation of suicide prevention programs; measure follow-up data in the same communities to assess whether knowledge and attitudes have changed over time; and determine whether the programs and policies implemented by a community resulted in positive change in knowledge and attitudes. Comments are due by September 2, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 26, 2025 - The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will hold a virtual public meeting on July 22, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items include updates from VA leadership, the Executive Director of the VA Office of Rural Health, and the Committee Chair, as well as presentations by subject matter experts on general rural healthcare access.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 11, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the Department of Veterans Affairs removing its regulations governing the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The VA will rely on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations that govern the NPDB, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between VA and HHS, and VA policy and procedures. This notice also summarizes and responds to public comments on the April 3, 2023, proposed rule. This rule is effective July 11, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Last Updated: 7/10/2025