are just a lot of folks needing the care and we have to work through all of the eligibility *Tymeson :16 “There requirements and who is eligible for what type of a difficult system for veterans to work care, so sometimes it’s through.” The Iowa VA department has a network of offices in each of the state’s 99 counties. Their directors escort veterans through a maze of government paperwork to ensure they receive what they are owed after military service proper medical care. – Keeping treatments readily available for veterans is a top priority for organizations like the American Legion. A former national commander of the Legion David Rehbein of Ames says his group – – spends a lot of energy asking for federal money for the VA hospitals. nation’s 152 we lobby on at one point or another comes down to funding. We need *Rehbein :12 “I think almost every issue to make sure the hospitals are opened, health care is accessible and health care is funded the way it should be.” In rural counties, heavily populated with veterans, they have support from urban don’t Vet Centers or proximity to Vet Hospitals. The director of the Montgomery County V-A office in Red Oak in Southwest Iowa – Jerry Hansen counts himself fortunate, therefore, to at least have a primary-care facility – nearby. Hansen a new, community-based out-patient clinic put in Shenandoah, which is about 20 miles :18 *“We had from here. It makes it very handy for our veterans to get down to that out-patient clinic. They still for more complicated things need to go to the VA hospital in Omaha.”
*Tymeson :16 “There are just a lot of folks needing the care and we have to work through all of the eligibility requirements and who is eligible for what type of care, so sometimes it’s a difficult system for veterans to work through.” The Iowa VA department has a network of offices in each of the state’s 99 counties. Their directors escort veterans through a maze of government paperwork to ensure they receive what they are owed after military service – proper medical care. Keeping treatments readily available for veterans is a top priority for organizations like the American Legion. A former national commander of the Legion – David Rehbein of Ames – says his group spends a lot of energy asking for federal money for the nation’s 152 VA hospitals. *Rehbein :12 “I think almost every issue we lobby on at one point or another comes down to funding. We need to make sure the hospitals are opened, health care is accessible and health care is funded the way it should be.” In rural counties, heavily populated with veterans, they don’t have support from urban Vet Centers or proximity to Vet Hospitals. The director of the Montgomery County V-A office in Red Oak in Southwest Iowa – Jerry Hansen – counts himself fortunate, therefore, to at least have a primary-care facility nearby. Hansen :18 *“We had a new, community-based out-patient clinic put in Shenandoah, which is about 20 miles from here. It makes it very handy for our veterans to get down to that out-patient clinic. They still for more complicated things need to go to the VA hospital in Omaha.”
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