The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued Congressional testimony on the Veterans' Administration (VA) provision of health care services in rural areas.  GAO found that veterans living in rural areas can experience unique challenges in accessing health care based on long distances from health care facilities, limited access to broadband Internet, and staffing shortages that affect access to care for this population.  To read the GAO Congressional testimony on VA health care in rural areas, use the first link below.  To read GAO highlights of the Congressional testimony on VA health care in rural areas, use the second link below.

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-24-107559.pdf  (GAO Congressional testimony on VA health care in rural areas)

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-24-107559-highlights.pdf  (GAO highlights on VA health care in rural areas)