Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act

The Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans can directly schedule appointments for women’s specialty care—including gynecology, obstetrics, maternity, and postpartum care—without needing a referral from a VA primary care provider. This direct scheduling would be available through VA medical centers and clinics offering such care, as well as via telephone, online tools, and other VA scheduling methods. The bill prohibits the VA from imposing additional administrative barriers, such as extra approvals or screenings, as a condition for accessing this care, while preserving existing eligibility and access standards…

AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.