The United States is doing a better job of taking care of its veterans than it was seven or eight years ago, but it’s still not doing well enough. On this Veterans Day, lawmakers and administrators should commit themselves to keep improving until they get it right.

One of the best reforms ever made to the Department of Veterans Affairs was subsidizing veterans to go outside the VA hospital system for care when the treatments they need are available closer to their homes. This first was accomplished on a limited basis through 2014 legislation crafted by then-Sen. John McCain and Sen. Bernie Sanders and signed into law by then-President Barack Obama. With President Trump’s full support and eventual signature, Congress expanded the opportunity for outside-the-system care in 2018.