A radical overhaul of veterans’ dedicated health care system was rolled out in 2019. The VA MISSION Act, the successor to the VA’s much-troubled and consistently over-budget ‘Choice’ program was deployed in June.

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

In May 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs terminated a 10-year-old program that sent healthcare providers to fill temporary staffing needs at VA medical clinics throughout the country.

In part I of this conversation with Stephen Trynosky, VHPI discussed how the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC) was traditionally viewed as a backwater in Congress.

HOW THE VA CAN BETTER MANAGE ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEGISLATORS AND DRIVE BETTER CARE FOR VETERANS.

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

Veterans are served by and serve at the United States Postal Service. Like the military, the Postal Service serves society at-large and it is based on a communal culture intended to fulfill the aims of American society.

Over the past three years, the Trump Administration and Congress have made military and veteran mental health issues as well as the epidemic of military and veteran suicide a top priority.

I was telling another nurse about my chronic tinnitus - ringing in the ears. Sometimes it gets so bad, it keeps me from sleeping.

When we commissioned the report, The VA’s Vacancy Crisis last year, no one predicted that a pandemic would sweep across the globe.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed America’s worst-kept secret. Our nation has failed to provide its citizens with an adequate healthcare system that is flexible enough to regularly care for us and respond swiftly and equitably in times of crisis.