I will continue advocating to ensure members of our community have access to the care they need.
Will continue advocating to ensure members of the community have access to the healthcare they need.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Kiggans visited Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital to meet with hospital leadership and healthcare professionals about accessible healthcare in Western Tidewater, said her office would remain engaged as plans take shape, and said she would continue advocating for community access to care.
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Kiggans joined introduction of the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, described as a package of more than 60 bipartisan bills to modernize and improve VA healthcare and benefits delivery, including provisions to expand healthcare access, community care transparency, mental health resources, and specialized treatment.
Assessments
The promise was framed as continued advocacy for healthcare access rather than a concrete enacted access expansion. During her current federal term, Kiggans publicly engaged local hospital leaders on community access issues and joined introduction of a healthcare-related veterans legislative package with access provisions. That is enough to satisfy the advocacy commitment, though it does not prove a broader healthcare-access outcome was achieved.