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Veteran Organizations Call on Congress, VA to Reduce Surgical Wait Times in VA Facilities

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11/8/2022

Federal News Network
Former Senate Majority Leaders Trent Lott discusses the veteran wait time issue in the VA Healthcare System and explains how granting CRNAs full practice authority can improve surgical care and pain management for veterans

11/1/2022

Newsweek

Former Senate Majority Leaders Trent Lott and Tom Daschle highlight the extended veteran wait time issue in the VA Healthcare System and call on the VA to grant CRNAs full practice authority to accommodate the demand

10/18/2022

AM870 (Los Angeles, Calif.)

AANA President Angela Mund explains how the PACT Act will impact the VA Healthcare System and shares how removing practice barriers for CRNAs can expand workforce and decrease wait times to accommodate the influx

08/25/2022

WATD-FM (Marshfield, Mass.)

AANA President Angela Mund and Captain Kathryn Beasley explain the practice barriers CRNAs face in the VA Healthcare System and how these barriers, that do not exist in the military and many states, impact veterans care

 

08/23/2022

KJAG Internet Radio (McPherson, Kansas)

AANA president Angela Mund highlights how removing practice barriers for CRNAs in the VA Healthcare System can expand workforce and decrease wait time

08/11/2022

WILK-AM (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)

AANA President Dina Velocci and Captain Kathryn Beasley highlight how removing practice barriers for CRNAs in the VA Healthcare System can expand workforce, especially as more veterans will seek care under the PACT Act

08/03/2022

KOGO-AM (San Diego, Calif.)

Captain Kathryn Beasley, US Navy – Retired, discusses the important role of CRNAs in the VA Healthcare System

08/03/2022

KMOX-AM (St. Louis, Mo.)

Captain Kathryn Beasley discusses the important role of CRNAs in the VA Healthcare System and the impact of the PACT Act

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