We must work to reach these veterans in the homes and communities so they have the same access to care as every other veteran.
Work to expand or adapt veterans' care so veterans can access services in their homes and communities.
Occurrences
Evidence
Kelly’s veterans page says, “We must work to reach these veterans in the homes and communities so they have the same access to care as every other veteran.” It also says he is committed to ensuring veterans receive the benefits and care they deserve and that the federal government must provide services and healthcare in a way that works for veterans.
GovInfo shows H.R. 3482, the Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, was reported in the House on March 30, 2026. The bill would create an online program for VA employees to schedule appointments for covered veterans with non-VA providers under the Veterans Community Care Program.
VA reports that it is implementing a pilot program to enable veterans to self-schedule appointments with community providers, and that the planning for a patient self-scheduling capability continued to progress. The report says EPS scheduling was underway and that a veteran self-scheduling interface on VA.gov was being developed.
Assessments
The evidence shows Mike Kelly publicly supported adapting veterans' care so veterans can access services in homes and communities, and there was meaningful movement in the same term toward that goal through community-care scheduling improvements. H.R. 3482 advanced in the House, and VA was implementing a pilot and developing self-scheduling tools for community providers. But the record provided does not show Kelly personally secured enactment of a broad policy change or that the promised home- and community-based access expansion was fully delivered. Because there is concrete progress aligned with the promise, but not clear completed delivery attributable to Kelly, partial is the best fit.