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In the spirit of the New Year, the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute offers a clear and simple set of policy resolutions to Congress,...

By Rick Staggenborg, MD As a former VA psychiatrist who conducted a significant amount of psychotherapy in my practice, I am very...

Last week, USAToday ran a feature by reporter Jill Castellano that spotlighted issues around the VA MISSION Act, which is supposed to...

By Justin Straughan, VHPI Policy Researcher Senator Bernie Sanders recently introduced two pieces of overlapping legislation that would...

On October 1, VA Secretary Denis McDonough was interviewed by Jon Stewart, who had just launched his Apple TV show, “The Problem with Jon...

Due to deliberate misinformation, the concept of vaccine mandates has become strangely divisive in America, a country that successfully...

By Dr. Josef Ruzek, VHPI Advisory Board Member Over many years as a clinical psychologist inside the Department of Veterans Affairs...

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...

Earlier this month, Darin Selnick, a VA privatizer with ties to the Trump and Koch worlds, offered his characteristically misinformed...

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...