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In old school Robert McDonald fashion, Secretary David Shulkin has gone back to Congress, hat in hand for more money due to bad money management. Some things change, like the …

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Mar 10 2017March 28, 2017

Parking Lot Suicides: Veterans Found Dead In VA Parking Lots

215 Comments / News & Legislation, VA Healthcare, Veteran Suicide / By Benjamin Krause

Over the past month, multiple veterans have been found dead in cars in various parking lots at VA hospitals across the country. Most recently, police found one dead veteran in …

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Jul 20 2016December 5, 2017

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL – Journalists Falsely Report VA Care Better Than Private Sector

43 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

Journalists appear to be asleep at the wheel in light of false reports about the sham RAND study telling readers VA care is as good or better than the private …

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Apr 25 2016April 25, 2016

VA Clinic Stops Taking New Patients

24 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

One VA clinic located in Tennessee has stopped taking new patients due to budgetary limitations and lack of staffing. The facility, located in Clarksville, TN,The facility, located in Clarksville, TN, decided …

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Apr 20 2016April 20, 2016

Unrepentant VA Still Blames Problems On Politics (i.e. Republicans)

53 Comments / Disability Compensation / By Benjamin Krause

Republicans and negative press are apparently still to blame for VA’s continued negative reputation… and not the ongoing wait-list or other scandals that continue to fester that go unresolved for …

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Apr 4 2016November 11, 2016

Strawman Proposal To Close VA Makes Veterans Fearful

51 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

A “drastic” strawman proposal for VA closure of hospitals nationwide now has many veterans fearful of being left without health care. The proposal is supposedly a preliminary recommendation that Veterans …

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Apr 1 2016March 31, 2016

HARVARD LAW: 125,000 Post 9/11 Veterans Scammed

33 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Harvard Law School just uncovered that Veterans Affairs scammed 125,000 post 9/11 veterans out of benefits if they received an other than honorable discharge. Harvard was joined by two other …

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Mar 30 2016

Lockheed Martin Cashes In On VA Health Care IT Fix

34 Comments / Medical Records / By Benjamin Krause

A company owned by Lockheed Martin was one of the 21 companies selected to score a bite of the huge $22 billion Veterans Health Administration IT contract T4NG. That is …

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