Up to 37,000 positions may be dropped, with the VA transformed into a facilitator for outsourcing, sources tell the Prospect.
Veterans Affairs
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The War on Veterans
David speaks with Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early about attacks on veterans’ health care and veterans’ disability benefits.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Trump Is Coming for Veterans’ Disability Benefits
The veterans disability system has traditionally been a sacred cow for politicians of all stripes. Now, as part of the conservative war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration is falsely alleging that many former soldiers are cheating the system.
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Despite Vow to Protect Health Care for Veterans, VA Losing Doctors and Nurses
Between December 2024 and August 2025, the VA reported a net loss of thousands of health care positions, and advocates report the impact of understaffing, facility closures, and waiting times has been ‘dire.’
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How VA Cuts Damage Women Veterans
The failure of Congress to require the same training, screenings, and military cultural competency tools and skills for both VA and private sector providers could cost women veterans their lives.
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VA’s Nonexpert Health Expert
Unlike all of his predecessors, Trump’s soon-to-be veterans health care chief is not a doctor.
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Union-Buster in Chief
Trump has surpassed Reagan in his war on workers’ rights.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: A Broken Health Care System
On our live show, David and veterans’ health care reporter Suzanne Gordon look at the shattered state of American health care, even before Trump cuts and VA privatization.
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The Illusion of Choice
Republicans say that VA patients can get equivalent private-sector care anywhere in the U.S. Here’s a 50-state reality check.
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Privatizing Veterans’ Health Care Will Be a Disaster
Thousands of VA health care workers have been fired. Private-sector replacements will be worse.
