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Perry proposes plan to ease VA medical backlog

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Published June 12, 2014 10:49pm ET
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Perry proposes plan to ease VA medical backlog
Senator Leticia Van de Putte, chair of the Senate Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee, hugs Georgia Hernandez after she testified during the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installation hearing at the Bayport Container Terminal, Administration Building, Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Pasadena, Texas. Her father George Barraza died while waiting for VA care. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Melissa Phillip) | Melissa Phillip

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday proposed a partnership between Texas health care providers and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that would help reduce backlogs at VA facilities by expanding health care options for veterans in the state.

During an appearance at Fort Hood, Perry announced efforts to identify Texas hospitals willing to take more patients from backlogged VA facilities.

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