VA Healthcare
Veterans Choice Program Contractors Overpaid By $100 Million In Bulk Payments
An IG report released this week showed VA contractors administering the Veterans Choice Program were overpaid $100 million from March 2016 to March 2017. Bulk...
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VA Healthcare
Typical Bureaucracy: GAO Finds VA Created New Wait Times Problem To Fix Old Wait Times Problem
GAO just published its report following an audit into the Veterans Choice Program and how well that program has reduced wait times affecting veterans’...
News & Legislation
Senate Passes $55 Billion Veterans Health Reform Bill, VA Mission ACT
Lawmakers at a vote of 92-5 passed key Veterans Health Reform legislation today costing taxpayers $55 billion called S. 2372 VA Mission ACT of...
News & Legislation
Veterans Choice Program Funding Almost Out
Acting secretary Robert Wilkie tries to sort out the Veterans Choice program mess before congressional funding for the same almost dries up. In two letters...
VA Healthcare
Report: Veterans Affairs Falsified Wait Times, Thousands Impacted
The Department of Veterans Affairs was just caught falsifying wait times for almost one thousand veterans who were wrongfully denied Veterans Choice Program access. VA...
VA Healthcare
Health Net ‘Miserable,’ Slammed For Veterans Choice Program Mismanagement
Senators have called on VA to intervene after Veterans Choice Program vendor Health Net failed to reform its practices to improve performance. Centene subsidiary Health...
Recent Articles
VHA May Cut Sleep Apnea Spending Up To $200 Million After ‘Mismanagement’
A new IG report on VHA sleep apnea health care spending called on the agency to implement spending reforms that cut up to $200...
Is VA Playing Fair Denying Forever GI Bill Restoration Requests?
Veterans fighting for Forever GI Bill restoration after the closure of their college are frequently eligible to get their benefits restored, but...
Dallas VA Police Fire 19 Rounds At Man Seeking Psychiatric Care Killing Him
Dallas VA police shot and killed one man reportedly seeking psychiatric care from the hospital who was, unfortunately, carrying a knife resulting...
‘Apparent Disdain’ For Patients Linked To Minneapolis VA Suicide
Here is what you need to know about the newest IG Report after one veteran committed suicide at Minneapolis VA after making obvious suicidal...
VA Vocational Rehabilitation Not Issuing Written Notices Of Decisions
A majority of veterans surveyed using VA Vocational Rehabilitation confirmed that many agency counselors are not properly issuing decision notice letters.
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