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Tom Barrett: “We can no longer remain anchored to the expensive…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Barrett Opening Remarks At VA Subcommittee Hearing in Grand Ledge

Published | Video Starts at 02:57

This means finally transitioning the VA into the 21st century. The modern healthcare landscape demands agility. We can no longer remain anchored to the expensive, inefficient, hospital centric care models of the past. But technology alone will not, will not make new health care providers appear. VA must continue to strengthen its community care program to ensure the doctors and providers living in our communities can continue to meet veterans where they live and work. (02:57–03:05)

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Asserts that current hospital-centric care models are expensive and inefficient.

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