This Morning on the Wake Up Report we talked with Paul Gregory In-term VA Director in Montana

The VA MISSION Act is legislation passed by Congress and signed into law on June 6, 2018. This legislation contains more than 50 sections intended to strengthen and improve VA’s ability to deliver world-class health care. You can learn more about the MISSION Act by visiting: https://www.va.gov/oei/missionAct/index.asp.

The Montana VA Health Care System is inviting public participation in these town halls that will be held on the following dates and locations:

• Fort Harrison: May 30, 4:30pm to 5:30pm, VA Medical Center-Rec Hall, 3687 Veterans Drive.
• Billings: May 30, 4:30 to 5:30pm, Billings VA Clinic-Majestic, 1766 Majestic Lane
• Missoula: May 31, 4:00-5:00pm, Missoula Public Library, 301 East Main
• Great Falls: June 4, 4:30-5:30 pm, VFW Post 1087, 4123 10th Ave S

The meetings are open to all members of the public, including Veterans Service Organizations and other community partners. The focus of the information shared will be the most important aspects of the Mission Act that Montana Veterans need to know for implementation date on June 6, 2019. The information that will be shared will also be distributed through the Montana VA website, Facebook page and VA clinic locations throughout the state.  This is in addition to a mailed letter and brochure distributed by VA Central Office during the month of May, to all enrolled and previously enrolled Veterans.

The VA Montana Health Care System manages the health care, in whole or in part, of over 47,000 enrolled Veterans across Montana and provides a VA presence in every major city in the state through twelve community-based clinics, one telehealth outreach clinic, the Miles City Community Living Center, the Billings Health Care Center, and the Fort Harrison Medical Center.