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Delegates consider creating a veterans and military families ombudsman in HB 142 after testimony on gaps in access and care
Summary
House Bill 142 would establish a veterans and military families ombudsman in the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide a single point of contact and advocacy for veterans and their households.
Delegate April Miller presented House Bill 142, a measure to establish an ombudsman for veterans and military families in the Department of Veterans and Military Families (DVMF). Miller framed the bill with personal examples and testimony from veterans and family members describing difficulty navigating benefits, long waits for mental-health and dental treatment through the VA, and challenges for military spouses seeking education, employment, and child care assistance.
Miller said the ombudsman would provide a single point of contact — "one…
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