Ex-VA Chief Pharmacist Stole Painkillers From Veterans, Sentenced
Veterans suspicious their pharmacist skimmed off some of their opioid painkillers may have been correct, at least in one VA facility in Pennsylvania from 2017…
VA OIG: VHA Failed To Adequately Support VA Employees
A VA OIG report released this week revealed the agency failed to take appropriate steps to support VA employees serving veterans during the pandemic. Importantly,…
WATCH: Sec VA Debates Whether Pilot Health Records Outages Put Veterans At Risk
The electronic health records system piloted at Spokane’s VA hospital and other locations has been partly or completely unusable more than 50 times since its…
FY2022: Veteran Readiness and Employment Subsistence Rate Increase (with Inflation Update)
There is good news for many veterans during Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. VA provided a significant increase in the monthly subsistence payments for veterans in…
IG: Troubled Cerner Electronic Health Record Rollout Poses ‘Risks To Patient Safety,’ Outages Impact Care
The Cerner electronic health record rollout went down last Wednesday for three hours affecting 95,000 users. Adverse events linked to the outage have not been…
Veteran Suicide Calls May Increase As Much As 150% This Summer
Veterans Affairs officials anticipate call volume to the Veterans Crisis Line will increase by as much as 150% this summer when officials implement a phone…
VA Social Worker, Local VFW Commander Resigns After ‘Stolen Valor’ Allegations
A local post VFW commander in Rhode Island and Providence VA social worker may be in hot water following allegations of “stolen valor.” Sarah Cavanaugh…
Flip or Flop: Will VRRAP be a VA Sec McDonough Success?
The Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) stood to make a huge impact for veterans impacted by the pandemic with its whooping nearly $400 million…
Botched TBI Exams Blocked Native American Veteran From VA Benefits And Health Care
An investigative journalist exposed another case of VA screwing a Native American veteran out of benefits, this time disability benefits for traumatic brain injury. Marine…
Verify Your Own GI Bill Enrollment, Or Else!
Many veterans receiving the Post 9/11 GI Bill must now self-verify their school enrollment each month or risk a shutoff of their housing allowance. For…
New Native American VA Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting
The first meeting of the new VA Advisory Committee focused on improving care for Native American veterans was held last week. The newly created committee…
VA Exposed For ‘Cutting Corners’ When Picking Health Care Providers For Veterans, Again
A new report shows VA was caught referring veterans to ineligible healthcare providers with suspended or revoked medical licenses – two of whom had criminal…