U.S. House passes $17 billion veterans healthcare bill, 420-5

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U.S. House passes $17 billion veterans healthcare bill, 420-5

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $17 billion plan to ease long healthcare delays at the scandal-plagued Veterans Affairs Department, adding much of the cost to the federal deficit. The compromise measure was reached on Monday between House and Senate negotiators to provide funds for veterans' temporary access to private medical care, to allow the VA to hire more doctors and nurses and to open more outpatient clinics. The measure, which also grants VA more authority to fire poor-performing employees, passed 420-5. ...

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