At least 3 major national outlet investigations (NYT, WaPo, ProPublica, The Atlantic, or equivalent) will publish pieces specifically documenting the gap between federal veteran psychedelic rhetoric and actual patient access, before 2026-12-31.

At least three major news organizations (New York Times, Washington Post, ProPublica, The Atlantic, or similar) will publish investigations specifically about the mismatch between what politicians promise veterans about psychedelic therapy and what actually gets delivered. This matters because it highlights a real access problem and applies public pressure on agencies and politicians to follow through.

The editorial conditions are unusually favorable: a sympathetic victim population (veterans), a documented policy-access gap, bipartisan political stakes, and named sources with lived experience. This story has clear narrative structure and political newsworthiness regardless of administration. 'Major national outlet' and 'specifically documenting the access gap' are defined criteria; resolves by media search. Risk: stories may frame differently or land in 2027.