{"id":121395,"date":"2022-09-29T01:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T01:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/29\/proposal-aims-to-change-how-va-handles-womens-cancer-care\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:25:33","slug":"proposal-aims-to-change-how-va-handles-womens-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2022\/09\/29\/proposal-aims-to-change-how-va-handles-womens-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal aims to change how VA handles women\u2019s cancer care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/09\/28\/women-veterans-cancer-pilot-program\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>article<\/i><\/a><i> first appeared in <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Texas Tribune<\/i><\/a><i>, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans \u2014 and engages with them \u2014 about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/newsletters\/the-brief\/?utm_medium=website&#038;utm_source=trib-ads-owned&#038;utm_campaign=trib-marketing&#038;utm_term=inline-CTA-brief\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Sign up for The Brief<\/i><\/a><i>, its daily newsletter.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/dot.texastribune.org\/analytics\/2.8.10\/pixel.js\" data-dot-token=\"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoiMi44LjEwIiwiY2Fub25pY2FsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGV4YXN0cmlidW5lLm9yZy8yMDIyLzA5LzI4L3dvbWVuLXZldGVyYW5zLWNhbmNlci1waWxvdC1wcm9ncmFtLyIsInNvdXJjZSI6InJlcHViIn0.WeQ9UxxmzICB9jMkWOvEl5lVueHN8s_x3UTo0LelOJc\" integrity=\"sha256-ZJXQrLo0Ynf8hLbHdW7jHTl\/xkk6bUAW+hubxjltcXo=\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/directory\/sylvia-r-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sylvia Garcia<\/a> plans to introduce a bill this week that aims to significantly change the way veteran women\u2019s cancer care is handled by Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Houston Democrat\u2019s legislation becomes law, VA health centers will need to increase their gynecological services to meet the needs of the growing female veteran population, which tripled between 2000 and 2015. These changes would start as a pilot program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are more than 190,000 female veterans in Texas \u2014 more than any other state, making the state apt for such a pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average female veteran in the U.S. is 51, the age at which women are more likely to receive diagnoses of gynecological cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis bill is a strong step forward to providing the health care our nation\u2019s women veterans deserve,\u201d Garcia said in a statement. \u201cThese heroes served us bravely, now we must do everything in our power to serve them with the dignity and respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress has passed similar legislation that aims to streamline care through the VA. Most recently, federal lawmakers approved the PACT Act, which extends benefits and care to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Veterans Commission would help veterans within the state further navigate their benefits through the VA. If the bill is adopted, the veterans commission\u2019s Women\u2019s Program and Health Advisory Program would likely collaborate to provide assistance to qualifying veterans, a state spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To qualify under the pilot care program, female veterans must have been diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, uterine, ovarian, vaginal or vulvar. They must also be eligible for the Veterans Community Care Program or care through a non-VA facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill proposes to roll out the program to at least five VA medical centers. 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