Joe Biden’s embrace of VA outsourcing just got worse.
Suzanne Gordon
Suzanne Gordon is a senior policy analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute, as well as a journalist and co-editor of a Cornell University Press series on health care work and policy issues. Her latest book, co-authored with Steve Early and Jasper Craven, is Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs (Duke University Press). She has won a Special Recognition Award from Disabled American Veterans for her writing on veterans’ health issues, much of which has appeared in The American Prospect. Her website is www.suzannegordon.com.
Gunning for More VA Privatization
Veterans just dodged a GOP bullet to their health system, but now they face bipartisan fire once again.
Unhealthy Competition
How creeping privatization of health care services for military veterans is not helping patients or their caregivers.
VA Research Verges on Breakdown Without Congressional Action
A reinterpretation on funding sources for VA researchers affiliated with academic institutions is imperiling irreplaceable studies of veterans’ health.
Congress and the VA MISSION Act
Buyer’s remorse or full speed ahead?
How Private-Sector Care Can Harm Veterans
One father’s wake-up call is illustrative as the VA attempts to outsource more care.
Biden’s VA Secretary Proposes Shutting Down Dozens of Facilities
It’s both bad politics and bad policy.
Trump’s VA Legacy: Human Capital Mismanagement
A human resources modernization system has made it incredibly difficult for the Veterans Health Administration to hire new staff.
The Rampant Fraudulent Billing in Outsourced Veterans’ Health Care
With taxpayers on the hook for services never performed
VHA Caregivers Provide Privatization Reality Check
Surveys show that veterans are not getting better or more timely care from the private sector.

