Legislation would supercharge reckless privatization, leading to poorer health for veterans and a staggering bill for taxpayers.
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Posted inPolitics
Voters Are Realizing Republicans Mean What They Say
The GOP benefited when voters didn’t hear the details of January 6, or think abortion rights would be abolished. Now they’ve been red-pilled.
Posted inPolitics
Don’t Laugh Off Rick Scott’s Nutty Plan for America
The Florida senator’s proposal, which includes hiking taxes on half of America, has even been repudiated by fellow Republicans. But Democrats shouldn’t dismiss the threat it poses.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2021
Is It Unwise to Privatize?
Short answer: It all depends.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Will the Trump Administration Forge Ahead With a Plan to Privatize the VA?
That is the claim made by the outgoing secretary of veterans affairs, David Shulkin.
Posted inEconomy, Politics
Privatization as State Transformation
It’s more complicated than you think.
Posted inHealth Care, Politics
A Conversation About the Commission on Care and the Future of the VA
A conversation about how the Commission on Care killed VA privatization and what the agency still needs to improve.
Posted inHealth Care, Magazine, March/April/May 2016
The VA Isn’t Broken, Yet
Inside the Koch brothers’ campaign to invent a scandal and dismantle the country’s most successful health care system.
