VA Extends Rural Veterans Health Advisory Committee Two Years
Published Date: 3/16/2026
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee for two more years to keep improving health care for Veterans living in rural areas. This group of up to 15 members helps the VA find better ways to deliver services and make sure rural Veterans get the care they deserve. The committee’s work costs about $184,000 a year and includes travel and meeting expenses.
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VRHAC renewed to advise rural Veterans
You are a Veteran living in a rural area: the Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee for a two-year period from the filing date of the charter's renewal. The committee (up to 12 appointed members and up to 3 ex‑officio members) will advise the Secretary on rural health care issues and ways to improve VA access for rural Veterans; its annual operating cost is $184,169.
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