The 2018 Mission Act was supposed to ensure “quality” private care for veterans. It hasn’t worked out that way, especially when it comes to mental health.
VA Mission Act of 2018
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Trump’s Sober Pick for Veterans Affairs Has His Work Cut Out
Former Representative Doug Collins offers a reassuring vision for the department helping nine million veterans each year. But the VA’s needs and his support for privatization don’t augur well.
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The VA’s Inspector General Must Do More
The Department of Veterans Affairs watchdog does an excellent job scrutinizing the VA’s own care, but it needs to do better inspecting the private providers funded by the cabinet agency.
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Why Is the Biden Administration Continuing Trump’s Veterans Privatization Scheme?
Republican rules are encouraging worse and more expensive care through Trump-era regulations. The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to change course.
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Democrats Are Stacking the Deck Against Vets
Biden may soon put the VA’s future in the hands of privatization advocates.
