JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY
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.
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.
A VA Primary Care Physician Explains How the “VA Advantage” Works on the Ground
A recent study by Stanford University economists categorically demonstrates that veterans who get their care at the VHA live longer during and after a medical emergency,
Privatization Rot
Anyone who thinks the privatization of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) will work out well for veterans should read the latest article in the New York Times on the privatization of military housing.
Assumptions behind outsourcing veterans to community providers
As the current VA leadership uses the MISSION Act of 2018 to increase the outsourcing of more and more veteran care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to the private sector, more and more psychologists and other mental health providers insist that they are willing, eager, and prepared to do their bit for veterans.
Nine Questions Veterans Need to Ask Before They’re Referred to VA Community Care
The VA MISSION Act has officially rolled out and VA staff have begun to refer veterans to private sector providers in the Community Care Network.
Veterans deserve accountability from private healthcare providers
On December 19 the House Committee on Veterans Affairs will have a crucial opportunity to reaffirm the intent of the VA MISSION Act: veterans’ healthcare should not only be easy to access but of the highest caliber wherever it is delivered.
VA’s Mental Health Crisis Draws Private Firms with Dubious Treatment
By: Jasper Craven & Suzanne Gordon • “A behind-the-scenes race by private companies, some offering questionable – or at least unproven – treatments for the signature injury of modern war: post-traumatic stress disorder.”