Commission on Care; Meeting of the Commission on Care

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2, the Commission on Care gives notice that it will meet on Monday, February 29, 2016, and Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Dallas VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX 75216, in the VA Community Center—Building 75. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. (CST) and end by 5:00 p.m. (CST) on Monday, February 29, 2016. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. (CST) and end by 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The meetings are open to the public. A telephone conference line will be available for a limited number of remote attendees to observe meeting deliberations.

The purpose of the Commission, as described in section 202 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, is to examine the access of veterans to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and strategically examine how best to organize the Veterans Health Administration, locate health care resources, and deliver health care to veterans during the next 20 years.

No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral presentations from the public. The public may submit written statements for the Commission's review to commissiononcare@va.gov. Any member of the public wishing to attend may register by emailing the Designated Federal Officer, John Goodrich, at john.goodrich@va.gov. Remote attendees joining by telephone must email Mr. Goodrich by 12:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 26, 2016, to request dial-in information.