Operation: Keep the Promise (OKTP): VA Health Care: Setting the Record Straight

Operation: Keep the Promise (OKTP) is a yearlong effort to mobilize DAV and supporters behind our legislative agenda. In 2016, we will focus on veterans health care reform.

Given the current policy debates about veterans health care, and proposals being put forward, we believe this is a defining moment for America’s veterans.

Many of the ideas for reform have not been clearly defined by the people and organizations espousing them, so DAV has performed our own analysis of the impact on veterans.

We encourage people to take a deeper look at the current proposals and ask thoughtful questions about how some reform ideas would affect veterans who choose and rely on VA for their care. We believe that many of these proposals are not good for veterans.

“The real solution for veterans health care is to seamlessly integrate community care into an improved VA system to form local networks that ensure veterans get the best health care, when and where they need it.”

As part of DAV’s Setting the Record Straight campaign on reforming the VA health care system, we have produced a series of five videos, which can be viewed here, along with op-eds, blogs and related information. While each video sheds light on ideas and propositions that look good on the surface but could actually harm veterans in the long term, better solutions are also offered. We encourage DAV members and supporters to scrutinize current proposals and ask thoughtful questions about how some reform ideas would affect veterans who choose and rely on VA for their care. As always, thank you for your support of DAV and our mission on behalf of injured and ill veterans.

https://www.dav.org/operation-keep-promise-2016/