Some of the key participants in the Choice Program are regional hospitals. We continue our examination of this program by talking with managers and administrators at two facilities serving veterans in northern Illinois.

We continue our series “Veterans Choice: Making It Work," with a look at Veterans Choice at the local level. Guy Stephens visits some local Veteran's Assistance Commission offices to get their thoughts on the program.

Veterans Choice is a federal program intended to reduce the length of waiting times for medical appointments. We continue our series, “Veterans Choice: Making it Work” by hearing from the people these benefits were designed to help.

Earlier this year, NPR analyzed the length of wait times for veterans to get appointments and treatment at Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Over the next few days, you will hear a Midwestern perspective on a federal program trying to improve veterans care.