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Mar 2 2018March 2, 2018

Remember Candyland? DAV Gives Tammy Baldwin Award ‘Combatting The Opioid Epidemic’ After Allowing It To Fester In Her Own Backyard At Tomah VA

108 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

DAV is helping Tammy Baldwin rewrite history by awarding her for cleaning up the opioid crisis after her team sat on reports of massive opioid abuse at Tomah VA. They …

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Oct 30 2017

Tomah VA To Pay Family Of Dead Marine $2.3M Settlement

43 Comments / VA Healthcare, VA OIG / By Benjamin Krause

TOMAH – Survivors of Marine veteran Jason Simcakoski reached a $2.3 million settlement for negligent care from Tomah VA linked to the death of the veteran in 2014. Simcackoski, 35 …

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Mar 3 2017March 28, 2017

VA Gives Away $3.2 Million In Office Space To Union On Taxpayer Dime

109 Comments / News & Legislation, VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

Documents leaked from the Department of Veterans Affairs show the agency is giving away over 160,000 square feet of office space to the union in hospitals nationwide. When converted to …

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Jan 25 2017January 25, 2017

Wisconsin Beer Mogul Picked To Help Fix Veterans Affairs

121 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

A retired Wisconsin beer mogul from Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co was tapped by President Trump to help fix the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jake Leinenkugel, a Wisconsin businessman who served …

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Jan 19 2017January 19, 2017

Former Tomah VA Doctor David Houlihan Surrenders Medical License

147 Comments / Malpractice, VA Healthcare, VA OIG / By Benjamin Krause

After a three year battle, former Tomah VA chief of staff David Houlihan MD agreed to surrender his medical license to evade further investigation. In a statement from Sen. Ron …

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Oct 4 2016October 3, 2016

Madison VA Spent $300k On 2 Unusable Robots

29 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

A watchdog audit showed Madison VA hospital spent over $300,000 on two robots that it later determined it could not use. Someone at Madison VA decided to buy two robots …

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Jun 22 2016

AFGE Union On Ropes Over Veterans Choice

65 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

The AFGE union at Tomah VA is holding a rally to scare off competition and stave off the impending erosion of union control of VA under Veterans Choice. The American …

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Jun 1 2016

OIG Watchdog Hammered By Senate Over Tomah VA Failures

80 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

The supposed OIG watchdog was hit hard yesterday during a post-Memorial Day hearing that highlighted investigation failures and deceptive practices. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held the …

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