A variety of strategies by VA have led to new patients seeing primary care doctors 11% faster and mental health clinicians 7% more quickly compared to last year.
The average time for a mental health appointment from request to seeing the doctor has reduced to just 17.4 days, with expedited private sector options for longer waits.
VA Undersecretary for Health challenged other health systems on wait times, highlighting significant improvements post-2014 scandal regarding deceptive practices to hide long wait times.
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