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The St. Louis VA Healthcare System recently released a study showing connections between air pollution levels and Type 2 diabetes in the surrounding population. Diabetes affects over 420 million people …

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Feb 28 2017March 28, 2017

The DCNF: New Interim VA Chief Of Staff Orchestrated Wait List Stonewall

122 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

The woman who reportedly ordered VA employees to withhold evidence about the secret wait list from members of Congress is now the interim VA chief of staff. Last Friday, VA …

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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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Jul 9 2015July 8, 2015

SURPRISE: OIG Clears Pittsburgh VA Of Legionella Cover-Up

29 Comments / Ben's Blog, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

VA OIG just released its report largely clearing Pittsburgh VA Health Care System of failures leading up to veteran deaths from legionella disease. OIG made no recommendations. Am I the …

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Jun 5 2015

VA Central Alabama Healthcare System ‘Worst’ In Country

17 Comments / Ben's Blog, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

Congresswoman Martha Roby pushed back against Veterans Affairs when she blasted allegations that the VA Central Alabama Healthcare System is the “worst” in the country. Take a minute to watch …

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May 1 2015May 2, 2015

GAO Declares VA Healthcare ‘High-Risk’

32 Comments / Ben's Blog, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) put VA healthcare on a high-risk list of various healthcare systems for failures in oversight and ambiguous policies for 2015. The agency’s inability to address …

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Oct 7 2014October 6, 2014

Four Senior VA Executives Fired

20 Comments / Ben's Blog, News & Legislation, Veterans Rights / By Benjamin Krause

News just surfaced that VA Secretary Robert McDonald has seen to it that his agency fire four senior VA executives after confirming misconduct related to the wait time scandal. One …

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