ICYMI: MANCHIN QUESTIONS VA OFFICIALS, HEALTHCARE EXPERTS ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES FOR RURAL VETERANS
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Issues: Veterans Health and Health Care
"According to the U.S. Census, West Virginia is the third most rural state in America. We don't have one city or town with a population over 50,000. We're a state of towns, about 1.8 million people. With that being said, how do you all determine what a rural Veteran is?
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We have mobile clinics -- is the VA able to use them to treat for substance use disorder? If someone is far away from a center and they need services that they can't get to on a frequent basis because of transportation issues, is the mobile service available to them?"
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