JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY
Beyond the Rhetoric and Back to the Basics
With the congressional gridlock, relentless partisan warfare, and strife up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, you’d think it would be impossible for politicians,
Hedge-Fund Titan Greasing the Levers for Privatizing Veteran Health
By: Jasper Craven & Suzanne Gordon • Steven A. Cohen has hired lobbyists in D.C. while expanding his network of veteran mental health clinics. Is he ‘greasing the wheels of VHA privatization?’
Private-Sector Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans
By: Suzanne Gordon • Major reports in U.S. health care publications say the private sector isn’t prepared to care for veteran patients. Why is Congress moving ahead with its plan anyway?
Fighting for Veterans' Health Care
On December 5, 2016 a group of northern California veterans, health care professionals and citizens met to discuss the challenges and imminent threats facing the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA).