EXCLUSIVE — A new bill proposed by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) would allow veterans to more easily access healthcare and avoid “bureaucratic hoops” that often keep former service members from receiving quality primary care services.

The Veteran Access to Direct Primary Care Act, which Roy has introduced for the last two Congresses, would give veterans the option to use a Veterans Affairs-managed “health savings account,” or HSA, per bill text provided exclusively to the Washington Examiner. An HSA would allow veterans direct access to primary care so they may avoid long wait times or long distances to facilities.

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