{"id":41214,"date":"2021-11-18T21:22:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/18\/budget-delay-could-cause-major-problems-for-veterans-medical-care\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:27:40","slug":"budget-delay-could-cause-major-problems-for-veterans-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/18\/budget-delay-could-cause-major-problems-for-veterans-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget delay could cause major problems for veterans medical care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Congress fails to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/07\/30\/270-billion-va-budget-plan-moves-ahead-with-an-eye-towards-completion-in-early-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">full-year budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs <\/a>in the next few months, the funding shortfall would have \u201cserious ramifications\u201d for veterans medical services, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/11\/09\/va-secretary-promises-quicker-action-on-burn-pit-benefits-veteran-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\">the department\u2019s secretary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m very concerned about a full-year [budget extension], and we\u2019ve communicated that concern to lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats,\u201d said Secretary Denis McDonough during a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere will be very serious ramifications for community care. There\u2019ll be very serious ramifications for direct care. I am very concerned about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/07\/30\/270-billion-va-budget-plan-moves-ahead-with-an-eye-towards-completion-in-early-fall\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17198509447825.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">$270 billion VA budget plan moves ahead, with an eye towards completion in early fall<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, a deadline that Congress has rarely met in recent years for their budget bills.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day earlier, House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and the panel\u2019s subcommittee chairs released a statement urging Republican colleagues to \u201ccome to the table\u201d and help finalize the annual appropriations process in coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group said a lengthy budget extension would be \u201cnothing short of catastrophic\u201d for numerous government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, lawmakers approved a short-term extension of the federal budget until Dec. 3 in order to give them more time to work out funding disputes between the two parties. Lawmakers are expected to do another extension when they return from Thanksgiving recess later this month, since many of those disagreements have not yet been resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That has prompted discussion about simply running all federal operations on fiscal 2021 spending levels throughout fiscal 2022. White House officials have decried as dangerous for a host of defense and domestic priorities, since money for new program starts and expansions would not be made available to government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration has requested a $270 billion budget for Veterans Affairs for fiscal 2022, an increase of almost $30 billion from the current yearlong spending level. Lawmakers also authorize advance appropriations each year for the department, to ensure that any budget disruptions from political infighting does not interrupt VA medical care or benefits delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of the House and Senate have offered few objections to the White House\u2019s planned VA budget level, but the agency\u2019s spending is stalled alongside other more complicated issues like defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2021\/11\/10\/va-secretary-wary-about-burnout-as-post-pandemic-work-piles-up\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50934916178_7650d936ba_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA Secretary wary about burnout as post-pandemic work piles up<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In an interview with Military Times, Denis McDonough said his department is looking at telehealth options and other changes but firmly focused on increasing services and benefits for veterans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough said running VA at fiscal 2021 spending levels for all of fiscal 2022 would leave numerous medical care expansion efforts without adequate support at a time when the department is looking to increase health care appointments deferred during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have planned a significant boost in mental health care spending (up 13.5%, to $10.7 billion) and assistance programs for veterans facing homelessness (up 14.5%, to $2.6 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that officials are making plans for the possible failure of Congress to adopt a new budget, but did not offer any specifics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA budget has grown significantly over the last two decades. 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