Skip to Content

Veterans

Rep. Maloy: Red Tape at the VA is Making it Difficult for Veterans to get their Eyeglasses

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Veterans

In a hearing with the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today, Rep. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) questioned Hillary Peabody – Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) – on the VA’s bureaucratic rulemaking that prevents rural veterans from receiving eyeglass fittings outside of VA facilities.  Rep. Maloy: Thank you, Madam Chair. H.R. 1002, the See…

Rep. Maloy Introduces Bill Making it Easier for Rural Veterans to Access Eyeglass Fittings

| Posted in Press Releases
Tags: Veterans

Today, Reps. Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) introduced the Servicemembers' Eyeglasses Efficiency Act (SEE Act). This bill would add eyeglass lens fittings to the list of medical treatments covered by the Veterans Community Care Program, increasing access to care for millions of veterans in remote areas.   “Veterans in rural Utah have expressed frustration about…