With major changes a week away, VA secretary confident his department is readyNew community care rules that will allow hundreds of thousands of veterans to receive care outside the VA medical system go into effect on June 6.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
Brewing Capitol Hill fight: Is VA broken or under attack? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has received harsh criticism from Republican opponents over her comments defending VA health care options.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
VA privatization latest battleground for congressional rising starsDemocratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw offered starkly different views of today's VA in events this week.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
VA secretary’s health care fight could affect the department for decades to comeOnly eight months into the job, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie's moves now could define his department for generations to come.By Leo Shane III4 years ago
VA’s new appeal process promises to be quicker. But will it be better?An overhaul of the benefits appeals process is promising to cut wait times down to under a year from the current average of more than three years.By Leo Shane III5 years ago
New VA health care rules: Trump overreach or more choice for vets?Debate over how to expand veterans health care choices connects to larger national fights over the role of government and private-sector partnerships.By Leo Shane III5 years ago
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