The amount of money that the Department of Veterans Affairs owes private-sector medical providers will be made public now — one of several moves the agency announced this week, in an attempt to hold itself accountable for faster reimbursements to outside doctors who treat VA patients.

The largest debt totals will posted on the agency’s website starting next week and updated each month with information about how quickly payments are made, VA Secretary David Shulkin announced in a statement released Wednesday.

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