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Take It To Heart: VA Cardiologist Gets 20 Months In The Slammer For Fraudulent Billing

A Somerset, New Jersey man, Dr. Apostolos Voudouris, age 44, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on July…

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The Doctors Are In… Or Are They? Why VA Cannot Hire Enough Physicians

If you have been to VA for a checkup, surgery, or really any medical concern in your life, you…

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At Least $10 Million In Taxpayer Funds Blown On Unnecessary Disability Exams

Of the 53,500 disability exams conducted by the VA from March to August of 2017, at least 19,800 were…

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More Veterans May Get Dental Care If Bernie Sanders Legislation Passes

Legislation proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would expand dental care to all veterans eligible for VA health care….

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VA To Contract New Website To Do What Old Website Was Supposed To

The Department of Veterans Affairs is now seeking contractors to create a replacement website for all its different websites…

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Lisa Rein v Curt Cashour: VA Swipes At WaPo, Blows Off Secretary’s Swearing In

In a possible nose-thumbing, VA Public Affairs was surprisingly silent on new secretary Robert Wilkie’s swearing-in; spending all of…

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Executive Order Cuts 75 Percent Of Union Activities During Work Hours

Executive Order 13837 “Ensuring Transparency, Accountability and Efficiency in Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Use” is apparently intended to “ensure that…

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New Talent On Tap? Jake Leinenkugel To Lead VA Mental Health Commission. Yes, That One.

In a bizarre and surreal turn of events, President Donald Trump has selected beer mogul Thomas “Jake” Leinenkugel to…