when i talk about friends their biggest complaint is they want to get it congressman tim walz is the ranking member congressman jeff miller the chairman of the veterans affairs committee on capitol hill most agree changes are necessary as far as what changes well and nothing's been drawn up in legislation yet but one proposal is to look at opportunities outside of the current system so that if a veteran can get a timely appointment for their health care needs that they can go somewhere other than the v.a. it's their choice it's their life it's an idea that could up end the u.s. health care system for veterans entirely but one that's gaining traction especially in light of the current system which is fraught with long wait times and mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder going on treated for far too long if someone coming in with a heart attack or treated immediately if someone's coming in with suicidal tendencies that's a heart attack and that's the way it needs to be treated that's not a headache and that's not just a sprained ankle in two thousand and eleven the v