One father’s wake-up call is illustrative as the VA attempts to outsource more care.
Veterans Affairs
Posted inBooks
The Giant Pandemic Pool of Money
A new book details the penny-ante crooks extracting federal cash during COVID, and the disastrous budget decisions that gave them the opportunity.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
3M’s Selective Deafness
While the corporate giant fights litigation over its sale of defective earplugs to the U.S. military, 3M pads its résumé as a big supporter of service personnel and vets.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden’s VA Secretary Proposes Shutting Down Dozens of Facilities
It’s both bad politics and bad policy.
Posted inHealth and Social 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.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Rampant Fraudulent Billing in Outsourced Veterans’ Health Care
With taxpayers on the hook for services never performed
Posted inPolitics
The (Government) Customer Is Always Right
A new executive order promises to speed the delivery of government services by modernizing cooperation across federal departments and state and local governments.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VHA Caregivers Provide Privatization Reality Check
Surveys show that veterans are not getting better or more timely care from the private sector.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A September 11 Reckoning: Calculating the Full Cost of War
Congress should not nickel-and-dime caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans recovering from injuries that would have been fatal in previous conflicts.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Dems Fight to Make VA Health Care Enrollment Easier for New Veterans
While Republicans oppose it