VA Asks for 22% Increase in Spending on Medical Care as Part of Record $301 Billion Budget The proposal contains funds to decrease veterans homelessness, provide assistance to caregivers and build infrastructure...
VA Was on a Path to Kick 90% of Legacy Caregivers Out of Program Before Review Suspension VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged that a "much higher number" of veterans were being dismissed from the program than...
Patient Safety Risked Through VA Electronic Health Record Rollout, Watchdog Finds The reports add to concerns lawmakers have about a $16 billion program that is supposed to receive a wider rollout in the...
VA Wants to Make Telephone Appointments for Mental Health Care Permanent Last year, the VA provided 5.6 million telemental health visits, up from 3.2 million in 2020.
These 17 Medical Centers Would Close and More Than 30 Built or Replaced Under VA Plan The Department of Veterans Affairs published the details of its vision for future health care infrastructure.
VA Wants to Shutter More than 100 Medical Facilities But Build Hundreds More Without releasing specifics of the department's proposal to modernize its health care system, VA Secretary McDonough said the...
Biden Nominates Hospital Exec to Fill VA Health Job Vacant Since 2017 Biden tapped Shereef Elnahal, who has been the president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark since 2019, to be the VA's...
Lawmakers Balk at VA Plans to Roll Out Electronic Medical Records System Democrat Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers are united in their concerns over the VA's new health records...
VA Agent Orange Benefits Would Expand Under Landmark Burn Pit Bill The toxic exposure bill passed by the House would add hypertension and another health condition to the list of diseases...
Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Passed by House Advocates are celebrating the vote as a major win in the fight for recognition that their ailments were caused by breathing...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...
Pentagon Drops Coverage of GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds for Medicare-Eligible Retirees Tricare officials said the Defense Health Agency is eliminating coverage for its Tricare for Life beneficiaries and others to...
New Work Rules Could Deny Food Stamps to Thousands of Veterans Able-bodied SNAP recipients who are between 18 and 54 and don't have children have always been required to work. Veterans...
Trump's Federal Law-Enforcement Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods The White House has credited Trump's crackdown with hundreds of arrests, while local officials have criticized the aggressive...
How an Australian Potato Farmer Changed Running Forever Released in 2013, the movie “Cliffy” chronicles Australian Cliff Young’s rise from a potato farmer to an ultramarathoner and...