Internal MedicineMISSION Actcommunity care
Evaluating the Impact of the MISSION Act on VA Specialty Care Referrals and Wait Times: A National Cohort Study
By MedXY|Aug 27, 2026
Following the 2018 MISSION Act expansion, VA specialty referrals and community care outsourcing increased substantially without reducing outpatient specialty wait times, signaling the need for alternative access-improvement strategies.
