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Sky Is Falling Tactic Successful, Congress Gives VA Another $2.1 Billion
VA Secretary David Shulkin’s “the sky is falling” technique of seeking funding for Veterans Choice proved successful yet again after Congress approved another $2.1 billion….
Promote Immediately! VA Manager Stella Fiotes Promoted Despite ‘Mismanagement’ Of Aurora VA Hospital Construction, Running Up Bill From $800 Million To $1.7 Billion
The VA manager Stella Fiotes whose performance is linked to overbilling of the Aurora VA hospital by almost $1 billion beyond budget was just promoted,…
Bush-Era Illegal Hiring Policy Turned VA Into ‘Dumping Ground’ For Bad Doctors
A Bush-era illegal hiring policy followed by VA hospitals since 2002 allowed agency administrators to hire bad doctors with revoked licenses despite a national law…
Merry Christmas From DisabledVeterans.Org And The Krause Family
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas! I want to wish you all a fantastic holiday season. I thank you all for turning in each and every day…
GAO Interview Shows VA Fraud In Refusal To Pay ER Bills Puts Lives At Risk
KARE 11 reporter AJ Lagoe hit a home run during an interview with a GAO investigator revealing VA fraud of wrongful denial of ER bills…
Forbes Op-Ed Calls Out VA Secretary Shulkin Over New Medical Marijuana Policy
A recently published op-ed in Forbes calls out VA Secretary Shulkin over his weak-minded policy on medical marijuana and the extent a doctor can recommend…
Veterans Law Judges Removed For Forum Of Hate Racist ‘KKK’, Homophobic Slurs
Seven years of racist and homophobic rants by Veterans Law Judges on their secret Forum Of Hate at the Board of Veterans Appeals resulted in…
Veterans Affairs Demands Cerner EHR Contract Focus On Interoperability
The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing new mandates for interoperability six months after issuing a single source contract to electronic health record (EHR) giant…
New Veterans Affairs PTSD Treatment Uses Off-Label Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Veterans Affairs plans to start a new PTSD treatment using hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to evaluate efficacy for nationwide use. Use of HBOT to treat…
Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Transition Hits Snag
The Department of Veterans Affairs put the contract to transition from VistA to a commercial electronic health record system for $10 billion. After some controversy…
Yale Law School Files Class Action Against Secretary Of Veterans Affairs
Monday, Yale Law School filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of veterans exposed to radiation from hydrogen bombs leaking radioactive plutonium 239. Yale law…
The Sky Is Falling: VA Cries To Congress For More Money, Again
VA begged Congress for more funding this week raising fears that its Veterans Choice Program would again be broke if Congress did not fund it,…