Congress ought to reform this worthy effort that helps groups helping veterans. Better evaluation and data is the best place to start.
Veterans Administration
Posted inMagazine
Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Veterans?
Trump mocked veterans and privatized their health care. Biden honors them but hasn’t challenged Trump’s privatization policies.
Posted inHealth Care
Preventing Veteran Suicides Through Better Data
Veteran suicides are a national crisis, and although Congress has funded programs to prevent these tragedies, it needs to do more to make their findings readily accessible to researchers. Fortunately, there’s a simple fix.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Are Stacking the Deck Against Vets
Biden may soon put the VA’s future in the hands of privatization advocates.
Posted inPolitics
Memo to the Veterans Affairs Secretary: Don’t Close VA Facilities
A new study adds more evidence to why the agency’s health care system treats vets better than private facilities. Denis McDonough should take notice.
Posted inHealth Care
A VA Critic Becomes Virginia’s New Veterans Affairs Chief
What Glenn Youngkin’s appointment of Daniel Gade reveals about the GOP’s real attitude toward returning soldiers.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The VA Is Ripe for Right-Wing Attacks. Here’s How Biden Can Stop Them.
The president needs to appoint an undersecretary for health who can build on the revolution that remade the agency in the 1990s.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, Political Animal, Politics
The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Veterans’ Access to Health Care
In its push toward privatization, the VA is actively thwarting Congressional oversight.
Posted inApril/May/June 2019, Books, Magazine
The Misunderstood Brilliance of the VA
To save the Veterans Health Administration, Americans must first appreciate its many achievements.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care
John Boehner Is Now Leading the Charge to Privatize the VHA
The broader assault on the agency is designed to sap public trust in government.
