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Burr Reorganization Bill Would Put Veterans’ Health Care First

May 10, 2012 -

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Reorganization Act of 2012, a bill designed to streamline the regional administrative offices of the Veterans Health Administration so that our focus returns to getting care to our veterans.  The bill would combine the current 21 VISNs into 12 VISNs to reallocate and better target funds to improve the quality and consistency of health care for our nation’s war heroes.

“The bureaucracy of our veterans’ health care system has become so bloated that our nation’s veterans are suffering as a result,” Senator Burr said.  “By reducing the number of administrative offices and reallocating staff and resources to our VA medical centers in the field, we can provide our nation’s veterans and their families with the quality care they deserve.”