Inside a Terrible House Hearing
The July 14th House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the private care program established through the VA MISSION Act was an occasion...
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- Apr 24
- 2 min
A Government Watchdog Raises Urgent Concerns Over AIR Assessments
Those concerned about the merit of VA Secretary Denis McDonough’s recently released recommendations for facility closures, renovations,...
- Apr 5
- 6 min
Inside The AIR Commission's Perilous Work
By Suzanne Gordon, Senior Policy Fellow On March 14, VA Secretary Denis McDonough released recommendations mandated by the VA MISSION Act...
- Jan 10
- 4 min
VHPI’s New Year’s Resolutions
In the spirit of the New Year, the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute offers a clear and simple set of policy resolutions to Congress,...
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
A Retired VA Clinician Raises Concerns over VA Outsourcing
By Rick Staggenborg, MD As a former VA psychiatrist who conducted a significant amount of psychotherapy in my practice, I am very...
- Nov 11, 2021
- 5 min
A Major Newspaper Gets It Wrong
Last week, USAToday ran a feature by reporter Jill Castellano that spotlighted issues around the VA MISSION Act, which is supposed to...
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Sanders’ Dental Dilemma
By Justin Straughan, VHPI Policy Researcher Senator Bernie Sanders recently introduced two pieces of overlapping legislation that would...
- Nov 2, 2021
- 6 min
A Fresh Look at Veterans, Toxic Exposures, and Access to VA Care and Benefits
On October 1, VA Secretary Denis McDonough was interviewed by Jon Stewart, who had just launched his Apple TV show, “The Problem with Jon...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Private Sector Watch: Unvaccinated Healthcare Workers
Due to deliberate misinformation, the concept of vaccine mandates has become strangely divisive in America, a country that successfully...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
A New Report Lays Out The Ideal Future of Mental Healthcare
By Dr. Josef Ruzek, VHPI Advisory Board Member Over many years as a clinical psychologist inside the Department of Veterans Affairs...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
Selnick Peddling Falsehoods to Push Passage of New Legislation
Darin Selnick is at it again. Selnick, a VA privatizer with close ties to the Trump and Koch worlds, has recently helped launch a new...
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
Private Sector Watch
By Justin Straughan, VHPI Researcher A number of serious flaws plague the American healthcare system. I grew up with an insurance policy...
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Jun 23, 2021
- 7 min
Healthcare Providers Who Harm Is a Big Problem in the Private Sector
By Suzanne Gordon, VHPI Senior Policy Analyst In recent months, the VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released two reports...
- May 23, 2021
- 5 min
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...
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
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...
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
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. VHPI has written...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
A VA Primary Care Physician Explains How the “VA Advantage” Works on the Ground
Suzanne Gordon Interviews Rebecca Shunk A recent study by Stanford University economists categorically demonstrates that veterans who get...