{"id":21660,"date":"2022-02-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/07\/va-needs-more-money-to-keep-pace-with-veterans-needs-advisory-group-warns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:02:28","slug":"va-needs-more-money-to-keep-pace-with-veterans-needs-advisory-group-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2022\/02\/07\/va-needs-more-money-to-keep-pace-with-veterans-needs-advisory-group-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"VA needs more money to keep pace with veterans\u2019 needs, advisory group warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite years of significant budget increases, the <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\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> will need billions in additional funding in fiscal 2023 to keep pace with the health care and support services needs of veterans and their families, according to a new report released by advocacy groups today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentbudget.org\/117-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Independent Budget<\/a> \u2014 an advisory spending plan compiled by Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars \u2014 calls for a 23 percent increase in VA program spending over the latest White House request in order to boost money for priorities like mental health services, caregiver support, and homeless veterans assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figure is likely to draw concerns from lawmakers who have grumbled about the ever-rising VA budget in recent funding cycles.<\/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\/2020\/02\/19\/va-is-poised-to-get-its-largest-budget-ever-but-is-it-enough\/\" 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\/AP19315630055006.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 is poised to get its largest budget ever, but is it enough?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Advocates say the administration&#039;s plan for fiscal 2021 fall about $4 billion short of the needs of America&#039;s 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\">In fiscal 2001, the entire VA budget totaled about $45 billion. By fiscal 2011, it was about $125 billion, almost triple that total. Ten years later, in 2021, the department\u2019s budget was nearly double that again, at $245 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House budget request for fiscal 2022 \u2014 which began last October \u2014 sits at $270 billion. Lawmakers have not yet approved a full-year budget for the department, but are expected to advance discussion on that issue in coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration\u2019s fiscal 2023 budget plan for VA is expected to be released sometime next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authors of the Independent Budget said their calls for even more VA money next year aren\u2019t wishful thinking but a real assessment of the challenges ahead for the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we enter into 2022, COVID\u2019s impact remains a challenge for VA, with the spread of the virus and disruptions to health care systems continuing,\u201d said Randy Reese, executive director of DAV\u2019s Washington Headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn this environment, we made cautious recommendations based on historical trends to ensure the needs of our nation\u2019s ill and injured veterans are met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Independent Budget plan, VA officials would see a $1.8 billion boost to health programs to \u201cclose the gap in clinical care\u201d at department medical centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe lack of adequate health care staffing has been a major driver of longer waiting times for veterans seeking VA care, and ultimately has the effect of suppressing the true level of veterans\u2019 demand for care,\u201d the report states. \u201cIt also forces many veterans who would prefer to receive their care from VA providers into community care providers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The groups also want to add $490 million above the pending White House request for caregiver support programs, $395 million more for homeless veterans\u2019 programs, and $288 million more for mental health services and suicide prevention efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advisory 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