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Fisher House Foundation urges law change to allow DOD families on a space‑available basis; VA seeks technical edits
Summary
Fisher House Foundation and its president told a House VA subcommittee that recent VA guidance restricting Fisher House stays to veterans receiving VA‑directed care forces eligible military families to be turned away; VA said it supports the bill with technical amendments to align eligibility and practice.
The president of the Fisher House Foundation told the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health that recent VA guidance has narrowed who may stay in VA Fisher Houses, leading to available rooms sitting empty while some military and DOD families are turned away.
“Last year, the occupancy rate at the VA Fisher houses across the country was 53%,” David Coker, president of Fisher House Foundation, told the committee. He said Fisher House stays have provided more than 12…
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