Senator Marshall Visits VBA in Wichita as City is Recognized as the Best Place in America for Veterans’ Health Care

Wichita, KS – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) met with leadership at the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) in Wichita last week.

“It was great to meet with the Veterans Benefits Administration leadership team in Wichita,” said Senator Marshall. “My visit reaffirmed why Wichita has been recognized as the top city in the country for veterans’ health care. As a veteran and someone who comes from a military family, I have a deep appreciation of the sacrifices our servicemembers have made. That’s why I am one of their strongest advocates in Washington. While Kansas veterans are getting the best care in the nation, I will never stop fighting to ensure they receive the top-notch support and resources they deserve.”

Background:

• The VBA is a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that provides disability compensation, pension benefits, GI Bill education and job training funding, and other forms of financial assistance to veterans and their families.
• The VBA office in Wichita serves 11 states as part of a nationwide network of regional offices and handles all congressional inquiries for the region.
• Recently, Wichita was recognized as the top city in the nation for veterans’ health care, according to Trajector Medical’s 2025 rankings.
• The Robert J. Dole VA ranked first nationwide in access to specialty care, with several standout accomplishments:
  • Shortest average wait time in the U.S. for existing patients to see a cardiologist (3.8 days)
  • Second highest percentage of Veterans able to access routine specialty care when needed (95%)
  • Second-highest access to urgent specialty care (90%)
  • Third shortest wait time for new patients accessing pulmonology (13.8 days)
• Senator Marshall has been a strong advocate for American veterans. Some of his most recent actions supporting veterans have been:
  • Reintroducing the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act, which guarantees that combat-injured veterans receive both their VA disability and Defense Department retirement payments in full.
  • Leading the Preserving Access to Patient Reimbursement (PAPR) Act, which would ensure that our nation’s veterans have access to a paper-based system in order to be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred to and from medical appointments.

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