STATEWIDE, Neb.-- Senator Pete Ricketts and Senator Angus King of Maine are sending a new bill to Congress over veterans' medical care.

The CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025 focuses on the nearly 75% of veterans that return to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs for continued care after receiving services from community providers.

This switch makes the exchange of medical documentation between providers essential to ensuring continuity of care.

Ricketts' office says that the Office of Integrated Veteran Care currently lacks systemwide visibility which jeopardizes oversight and clinical coordination.

He hopes to improve this with the new bill to create a smoother process for vets and their medical processes. 

"Our veterans were willing to sacrifice their lives for us," said Ricketts. "We can never repay that debt, but part of what we can do is make sure we're taking care of those veterans when they need medical care."

The CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025 would require a section of the VA to ensure tracking of medical documentation after a veteran receives care from a community provider. It would also measure the performance of obtaining community care records.