In 2014, the US Congress passed the Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice Accountability and Transparency Act, commonly referred to as the Choice Act. Precipitated by several health care scandals within the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), this important legislation established the Veterans Choice Program (VCP), which increased veterans’ access to care providers outside of the VA. Since 2014, community care appointments have increased 61 percent overall, according to a 2016 VA report.