We're still trying to get it implemented and we're doing everything we possibly can to do it. Okay, moving on. Secretary Carlin, last month I had a roundtable with veterans in my home state of Washington and I heard from a number of [veterans] that wait times for behavioral health care can sometimes be up to 90 days. That is 90 days for behavioral health care. Unacceptable. Community care can't be the answer because it often takes community care providers longer to treat veterans than it would if the VA remained, if that veteran remained with the va. (02:16–02:24)
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