JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY
Florida Legislature Cracks Down on Claim Sharks
Last week, a bill in the Florida legislature aimed at reeling in unaccredited claims companies passed unanimously in a key committee.
Predatory Claim Companies Steal Billions from Disabled Veterans
By Paul Sullivan Thanks to bipartisan work in Congress and the President’s signature in August 2022, the PACT Act became law. Since then, a tide of more than a million disability claims have been submitted by veterans to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Republicans Target 7 Million Veterans and Family Members with Imminent Debt Default
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to fight an unprecedented and unnecessary game of “chicken” with the U.S. Government debt limit, destabilizing the domestic and international economy with his deliberate, inappropriate, and dangerous behavior.
Fight over veterans’ benefits rages amid debt limit standoff
By: Brad Dress, The Hill • The Hill spoke with Suzanne Gordon about the potentially devastating cuts to veterans' benefits.
Legislation Assuring Automatic VA Enrollment is Vital
By: Russell Lemle and Suzanne Gordon, Senior Policy Analysts, in The Hill • VHPI Senior Policy Analysts Russell Lemle and Suzanne Gordon report on the urgent need to pass EVEST Act, which would greatly open the door to veteran patients.
Dems Fight to Make VA Health Care Enrollment Easier for New Veterans
By: Suzanne Gordon, Senior Policy Analyst, in The American Prospect • VHPI Senior Policy Analyst Suzanne Gordon reports on the EVEST Act, which, if passed, would help veterans during their tough transition to civilian life.
The Veterans Who Bury Their Own
By: Jasper Craven, Policy Fellow, in The New York Times • Jasper Craven wrote about the honorable work inside the third, largely overlooked wing of the Department of Veterans Affairs: The National Cemetery Administration
Trump’s Under-the-Radar Push to Dismantle Veterans Health Care
By: Jasper Craven & Suzanne Gordon • The MISSION Act was supposed to fix the problems with an expensive program that outsourced veterans to the private sector. But did it make those mistakes permanent?