The proposal to reorganize the Veterans Health Administration would centralize power at the top and cause a multitude of problems, critics argue.
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VA Secretary Collins Is Wrong About Veteran Suicide Prevention Funding
These programs save lives, every day.
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How Trump Put Veteran Care in Crisis
Thousands of staff have left the health care side of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and those who remain are approaching burnout.
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‘A Foreclosing of Options’: Racial Health Inequality in Washington, D.C.
Princeton’s Sanyu Mojola examines the public-health issues confronting America’s capital city.
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The Bank of Big Medicine
Health insurers and providers are using industrial loan companies and other tactics to make money from financial engineering rather than patient care.
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The Plot to Privatize Veteran Brain Care
The VA has developed elaborate capacity to treat traumatic brain injuries. Billionaires want to divert that funding to their own programs.
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VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response
VA Secretary Doug Collins has not sent a personal statement to the staff about the killing of Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
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Trump’s War on Child Care
The already struggling system faces more struggles from administration rule changes.
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A Billionaire Tries Again to Hijack Veterans’ Care
Hedge fund giant Steven Cohen’s first effort to accelerate mental health care privatization failed. His second attempt has begun.
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Best of 2025: Suzanne Gordon
Our veterans affairs reporter looks back on the year.