JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY
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.
A VA Ideologue Has it Wrong on Women + Minority Vets
Earlier this month, Darin Selnick, a VA privatizer with ties to the Trump and Koch worlds, offered his characteristically misinformed opinion piece in Military Times.
Private Sector Watch
A number of serious flaws plague the American healthcare system. I grew up with an insurance policy exemplifying these issues: “Don’t get sick because we can’t afford the doctor bill.
Say No To a VA Coup
During combat, out-of-the-box thinking saves lives and often wins battles. Should this logic be applied so that military leaders are the only people selected to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?
A Watchdog Misses The Problem With Scanned Private Sector Medical Records
On June 17, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on needed improvements in the tangled process of adding private sector medical records into the VA’s own internal electronic health system.
Healthcare Providers Who Harm Is a Big Problem in the Private Sector
In recent months, the VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released two reports detailing serious threats to patient safety in several medical facilities.
A Trauma Doctor Raises Questions over VA Outsourcing
Edward Machtinger, MD, is a VHPI Advisory Board Member and Professor at UCSF. He recently spoke at VHPI's Zoom forum on the AIR Commission, which you can view here.
Trump Set in Motion a Plan to Privatize the VA. Will Biden Enable It?
By: Suzanne Gordon, VHPI Senior Policy Analyst, in the American Prospect • Suzanne Gordon reported about the threats of the VA's impending Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission
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
An Expert on Hospital Management Warns About the VA's Infrastructure Future
Alan Sager is Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. He recently spoke at VHPI's Zoom forum on the AIR Commission, which you can view here.
The VA's COVID-19 + Suicide Prevention Secrets
Almost weekly now, new evidence emerges about the superiority of VA healthcare when compared to the private sector.
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.
St. Louis Veterans Affairs Expects To Give 80% of Patients COVID-19 Vaccine By Summer
By: St. Louis Public Radio; Source: Suzanne Gordon • VHPI Policy Fellow Suzanne Gordon spoke to St. Louis Public Radio about the impressive work by the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate care and administer vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
VA outreach puts Minnesota veterans on vaccine fast track
By: Chris Serres; Source: Suzanne Gordon • The Star Tribune spoke with VHPI Policy Fellow Suzanne Gordon in its report on how the VA “has emerged as a success story in the furious race to vaccinate people against the deadly [coronavirus]."
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.