Kaine & Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Veterans’ Access to Cancer Treatment, Address Staffing Shortages at VA

Kaine & Boozman introduce bipartisan legislation to improve Veterans’ access to cancer treatment, address staffing shortages at VA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and John Boozman (R-AR) recently introduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would remove an arbitrary cap on the pay of Therapeutic Medical Physicists…

AAPM Applauds Introduction of Senate Companion to VA Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) applauds Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and John Boozman (R-AR) for introducing Senate companion legislation to H.R. 3489, the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act, which remove the restrictive pay cap on VA Therapy and Diagnostic Medical Physicists. This pay cap has hindered veterans' access to essential care and worsened staffing shortages at VA medical centers.