By Jacqueline Klimas – The Washington Times – Tom Coburn said Friday a bill that veterans groups are trying to get passed before Congress leaves town for the year carries too hefty a price tag for authority that the VA could, in most cases, already exercise.
Veterans groups say the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act , which would require a report on successful veteran suicide prevention programs and allow the VA to pay incentives to hire psychiatrists, is desperately needed and must pass this year. To read entire article, click here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/12/tom-coburn-puts-hold-veterans-suicide-prevention-b/