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During combat, out-of-the-box thinking saves lives and often wins battles. Should this logic be applied so that military leaders are the...

By Justin Straughan, VHPI Researcher A number of serious flaws plague the American healthcare system. I grew up with an insurance policy...

On June 17, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on needed improvements in the tangled process...

By Suzanne Gordon, VHPI Senior Policy Analyst In recent months, the VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released two reports...

Edward Machtinger, MD, is a VHPI Advisory Board Member and Professor at UCSF. He recently spoke at VHPI's Zoom forum on the AIR...

Alan Sager is Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. He recently spoke at VHPI's...

Almost weekly now, new evidence emerges about the superiority of VA healthcare when compared to the private sector. VHPI has written...

Suzanne Gordon Interviews Rebecca Shunk A recent study by Stanford University economists categorically demonstrates that veterans who get...

By Suzanne Gordon and Russell Lemle, VHPI Policy Fellows Over the past decade, a heated argument has raged in Congress and the media over...

Last Wednesday, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilke published an opinion piece “In Congress, Veteran Suicide Prevention...

THE YEAR IN REVIEW By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director A radical overhaul of veterans’ dedicated health care system was rolled...

Over the past week, the most influential veterans’ organizations (and even The New York Times) have called for the firing of Robert...

AN ENCOUNTER WITH VA POLITICS ILLUSTRATES THE NEED FOR CULTURE CHANGE WITH VA CENTRAL OFFICE By Ali Parand, a general internist and...

Part II of VHPI’s Conversation with Stephen Trynosky In part I of this conversation with Stephen Trynosky, VHPI discussed how the House...

HOW THE VA CAN BETTER MANAGE ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEGISLATORS AND DRIVE BETTER CARE FOR VETERANS. Since 2014, there has been a rapid...

When it comes to life after service for military veterans, civilians likely do not consider – much less realize – how discharge status...

AN ATTACK ON THE POSTAL SERVICE IS AN ATTACK ON THE COMMUNITY OF VETERANS By Jay Youngdahl Veteran, Third Armored Division, U.S. Army...

By Bridget Lattanzi OIF Veteran and VHPI Steering Committee Member I was telling another nurse about my chronic tinnitus - ringing in the...

WHY CLOSURE OF MILITARY TRAUMA PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT IS POOR POLICY Over the past three years, the Trump...

HOW YEARS OF POLITICAL INACTION AND IDEOLOGICAL ATTACKS THRUST THE VA INTO THE WORST VACANCY CRISIS IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT - AND HOW TO...