Following the March murder of a VA case worker at a Georgia community clinic, Congress is probing what can be done to protect VA staff. Three ideas that can help.
Veterans affairs
Posted inHealth Care
The VA’s Anti-Suicide Grant Program That Needs Fixing
Congress ought to reform this worthy effort that helps groups helping veterans. Better evaluation and data is the best place to start.
Posted inHealth Care
Another Threat to VA Health Care
Legislation would supercharge reckless privatization, leading to poorer health for veterans and a staggering bill for taxpayers.
Posted inFeatured
“When it Comes to Military Service-Connected Domestic Violence, Silence is Deadly”
Stacy Bannerman suffered domestic violence from a veteran. She’s spent over a decade helping others and pushing the Pentagon and VA to do more.
Posted inPolitics
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.
Posted inHealth Care
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.
Posted inPolitics
Mental Health Professionals Really Can Assume Some Police Duties
In Denver, it’s proving cheaper and maybe more effective—in limited circumstances. Here’s how.
Posted inHealth Care
A Veterans Health Commission Dies an Early Death
The panel was supposed to weigh in on the fate of VA hospitals, but threats to close facilities led senators to kill it.
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.
