JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY
"23 Billion Up For Grabs"
By Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early in The American Prospect The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been suffering from continuing staffing shortages at the nation’s largest public health care system, which has hampered the ability to directly care for veterans.
Survey: Severe Short Staffing in Veteran HealthCare Facilities
Fifty percent of survey respondents report that beds, units, and programs at veteran hospitals have been closed due to staffing and budget shortages
Biden's Infrastructure Plan Would Finally Fund VA's Hospital Upgrades
By: Russell Lemle and Suzanne Gordon, Senior Policy Analysts, for The Hill • Russell Lemle and Suzanne Gordon, two of VHPI's Senior Policy Analysts, wrote an op-ed in The Hill analyzing how President Biden's infrastructure plans could bolster the VA in key ways.
New Study Settles the Privatization Debate: VA Produces Better Outcomes at Lower Cost
Over the past decade, a heated argument has raged in Congress and the media over the best way to provide healthcare to the nation’s veterans.
Op-Ed: Two Mental Health Centers Hit with Defense Budget Cuts
Over the past three years, the Trump Administration and Congress have made military and veteran mental health issues as well as the epidemic of military and veteran suicide a top priority.
Coming Thursday: Report on VA Staffing Crisis
When we commissioned the report, The VA’s Vacancy Crisis last year, no one predicted that a pandemic would sweep across the globe.