Oct 7, 20194 minThe Rural Health Crisis Hits Veterans HardAND THEY WON’T FIND RELIEF IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. By Suzanne Gordon VHPI Senior Policy Analyst Author, Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers...
Jun 14, 20192 minNine Questions Veterans Need to Ask Before They’re Referred to VA Community CareCOST, QUALITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE BIG CONCERNS WITH NON-VA CARE By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director The VA MISSION Act has...
Jun 6, 201913 minOur Predictions on the VA MISSION Act’s PerformanceVHPI Steering Committee Members and Senior Policy Analysts sat down with VHPI Executive Director Brett W. Copeland to discuss their...
Jun 6, 20192 minWhat's Special about a VA FacilityAND WHY THAT COULD CHANGE AFTER THE MISSION ACT ROLL OUT ON JUNE 6 By Paul Cox, VHPI President & Vietnam Veteran By Lou Kern, VHPI...
Mar 11, 20192 min'Moonshot' on Veteran Suicide PreventionEXPANDING THE VA’S PREVENTION RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITIES By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director Over the last two decades, as...
Dec 18, 20183 minVeterans deserve accountability from private healthcare providersMISSION ACT QUALITY OF CARE MUST BE A TOP PRIORITY By Suzanne Gordon & Russell Lemle, PhD VHPI Senior Policy Analysts On December 19 the...
Sep 10, 20185 minMar-a-Lago, Privatization, and the MediaTHE VA’S ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH MADE A SPEECH TO THE AMERICAN LEGION. HERE IS ONE LEGIONNAIRE’S RESPONSE. By Suzanne Gordon...
Sep 3, 20183 minStarting from ScratchTHE ROLE STABILITY PLAYS IN EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE. By Joan Zweben, Ph.D. VHPI Steering Committee For nearly 40 years I worked to create a...
Aug 15, 20184 min"The clearest representation of what we can accomplish collectively"AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER EXPLAINS WHY HE JOINED VHPI By Edward Machtinger, M.D. VHPI Advisory Board Member I’m writing this blog to...
Aug 13, 20182 minPower to Do HarmWHEN EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TAKES A BACKSEAT TO POWER, MONEY, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE. By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director...
Aug 13, 20182 minIntroducing our Advisory BoardAN ESTEEMED GROUP OF LEADERS ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE OF VETERANS HEALTH CARE By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director I’m pleased to...
Jul 7, 20182 minWhat Veterans Really NeedHONESTY AND HARD WORK IN REPORTAGE By Paul Cox U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and VHPI Steering Committee Member In the last month we saw more...
Jun 25, 20182 minThe Veteran’s VoiceSHINING A LIGHT ON POLICY IN PRACTICE By Diane Reppun U.S. Army Veteran and VHPI Steering Committee Member It has almost become a running...
Jun 10, 20182 minBeyond the Rhetoric and Back to the BasicsTHE REAL STORY ON VETERAN'S HEALTH CARE By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director With the congressional gridlock, relentless partisan...
Feb 1, 20172 minFighting for Veterans' Health CareA NEW GROUP THAT LISTENS TO VETERANS AND FOLLOWS THE EVIDENCE. By the VHPI Steering Committee (VHPI was originally named ‘Fighting for...