GAO: Choice may be better deal

The Veterans Choice Program for private health care is in poor shape. But, even a bill backed by the President to fix it will be very hard to implement, even if done with great accuracy, according to the Government Accountability Office. Choice was aimed at reducing wait times through increased access to private health care. GAO’s April 2016-May 2018 performance audit found in many cases that veterans would have been better off making appointments at VA facilities. (Source: Military.com 06/05/18) Gulf Coast Note: VA Biloxi, Miss., has multiple clinics across the Gulf Coast from Mobile, Ala., to Panama City, Fla. The VA's VISN regional offices are in Jackson, Miss.