VHPI’s Conversation with Dr. David Shulkin
PART 1 OF VHPI’S CONVERSATION WITH DR. DAVID SHULKIN, THE 9TH SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Former VA Secretary Dr....
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- Oct 6, 2019
- 4 min
The Rural Health Crisis Hits Veterans Hard
AND 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 13, 2019
- 2 min
Nine Questions Veterans Need to Ask Before They’re Referred to VA Community Care
COST, QUALITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE BIG CONCERNS WITH NON-VA CARE By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director The VA MISSION Act has...
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
What's Special about a VA Facility
AND WHY THAT COULD CHANGE AFTER THE MISSION ACT ROLL OUT ON JUNE 6 By Paul Cox, VHPI President & Vietnam Veteran By Lou Kern, VHPI...
- Jun 5, 2019
- 13 min
Our Predictions on the VA MISSION Act’s Performance
VHPI Steering Committee Members and Senior Policy Analysts sat down with VHPI Executive Director Brett W. Copeland to discuss their...
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
'Moonshot' on Veteran Suicide Prevention
EXPANDING THE VA’S PREVENTION RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITIES By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director Over the last two decades, as...
- Dec 18, 2018
- 3 min
Veterans deserve accountability from private healthcare providers
MISSION ACT QUALITY OF CARE MUST BE A TOP PRIORITY By Suzanne Gordon & Russell Lemle, PhD VHPI Senior Policy Analysts On December 19 the...
- Sep 9, 2018
- 5 min
Mar-a-Lago, Privatization, and the Media
THE VA’S ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH MADE A SPEECH TO THE AMERICAN LEGION. HERE IS ONE LEGIONNAIRE’S RESPONSE. By Suzanne Gordon...
- Sep 2, 2018
- 3 min
Starting from Scratch
THE 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 14, 2018
- 4 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 12, 2018
- 2 min
Introducing our Advisory Board
AN ESTEEMED GROUP OF LEADERS ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE OF VETERANS HEALTH CARE By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director I’m pleased to...
- Aug 12, 2018
- 2 min
Power to Do Harm
WHEN EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TAKES A BACKSEAT TO POWER, MONEY, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE. By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director...
- Jul 6, 2018
- 2 min
What Veterans Really Need
HONESTY 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 24, 2018
- 2 min
The Veteran’s Voice
SHINING 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 9, 2018
- 2 min
Beyond the Rhetoric and Back to the Basics
THE REAL STORY ON VETERAN'S HEALTH CARE By Brett W. Copeland VHPI Executive Director With the congressional gridlock, relentless partisan...
- Feb 1, 2017
- 2 min
Fighting for Veterans' Health Care
A NEW GROUP THAT LISTENS TO VETERANS AND FOLLOWS THE EVIDENCE. By the VHPI Steering Committee (VHPI was originally named ‘Fighting for...
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