VA plans to keep growing health care workforce, if Congress fixes $12B shortfall in FY 2025 budget
Podcast:Federal Drive with Tom Temin Published On: Thu Sep 12 2024 Description: Veterans Affairs plans to keep growing its healthcare workforce next year, if and it’s a big if Congress agrees to help cover a cool $12 billion shortfall for 2025. Now some of that money would go toward higher drug and prosthetics prices but VA officials say they’re also trying to keep up with higher than expected demand from veterans. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices