Article Title: The Dole Act signed into law
Article Excerpt: "...the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Public Law 118–210) is comprehensive and transformative legislation that will improve the lives of veterans and their caregivers on several fronts.
Among its many impactful provisions, the Dole Act aims to streamline the disability claims process, expand access to job training and employment opportunities, address veteran homelessness, strengthen mental health services, and ease burdens for aging and disabled veterans to receive at-home care and much more.
The Dole Act will make significant improvements to current caregiver support programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs and expand access to home- and community-based services at every VA medical center. This will give tens of thousands more veterans the option to receive medical care at home rather than in a facility. ..."
Reference Source: Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
