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The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual trauma
Too often, military sexual trauma survivors report being re-traumatized by the very system that's meant to help them
The VA Basically Spent Jack Sh*t On Suicide Prevention Media Outreach In 2018
President Donald Trump marked the beginning of 2018 with an executive order focused on reducing the risk fo suicide among former … Continued
The VA Is Eyeing Ketamine As An Emergency Treatment For Patients At High Suicide Risk
A pair of programs currently underway at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Cleveland aim to determine if a low-dose … Continued
Petraeus To Congress: It’s Time To Get Serious About Burn Pits
Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus urged Congress in an interview with Fox News on Monday to make good on its … Continued
The VA Doesn’t Want You To Know Exactly How Short-Staffed It Is
The Department of Veterans Affairs waited until just before 5 pm on the Friday before Labor Day weekend to release … Continued
The Skelton Report: From Surgery To Pneumonia — And Then Back to Life
So … as you know, I recently had a surgery trying to fix my palate. Well, that failed. I still … Continued
The Knives Are Out For VA Secretary Shulkin
It’s been a tumultuous week for the Department of Veterans Affairs, after a scathing inspector general report surfaced detailing abuses … Continued
Most Vets Don’t Know What Mental Health Services VA Offers. So Here You Go
Roughly half of all post-9/11 veterans who may need mental health care do not seek it through the Department of … Continued
VA Says It Will Not Study Effects Of Medical Marijuana On PTSD And Chronic Pain
The Department of Veterans Affairs will not conduct research into the effects of medical cannabis on post-traumatic stress disorder and … Continued
The Best Effort To Fight Opioid Addiction May Be At This VA Hospital In The Center Of America’s Epidemic
Two months after President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, the Department of Veterans Affairs became … Continued
VA Failed To Report 90% Of Poor-Performing Doctors, Watchdog Says
The Department of Veterans Affairs fails to report 90 percent of poor-performing doctors to national and state databases intended to … Continued
Atlanta VA Leader Tolerates Staffer Who Talks Of Sending Hippies To ‘The Ovens’
The head of the VA’s national health care enrollment office in Atlanta exchanged a series of unprofessional and racially charged … Continued
VA Report: Vets In Private Care Are At Higher Risk For Opioid Addiction
As the Senate today deliberated on an emergency funding bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ premier private-health program, a … Continued
Nearly 50% Of VA Clinicians Aren’t Doing Their Required Suicide-Prevention Training
Nearly half of all Veterans Health Administration clinicians did not complete suicide risk management training within the timeframe mandated by … Continued
The VA’s Improper Payments Are Getting Worse, Not Better
The Department of Veterans Affairs cost taxpayers $5.5 billion dollars in improper payments last year, according to a new report … Continued
Here’s A Look At The VA’s New Yelp-Style Ratings Website
The Department of Veterans Affairs today officially launched a new, searchable Yelp-style ratings website for VA medical centers — a … Continued
VA Is Still A ‘High Risk’ For Mismanagement And Waste, Government Report Says
The Department of Veterans Affairs health care system was again declared a “high risk” area of government, susceptible to waste … Continued
McDonald ‘Stopped The Bleeding’ At The VA, But Was That Enough?
One late night in August, Gulf War veteran Ron Brown was awake — restless — at his home in Roanoke, … Continued
VA Will Finally Cover Assisted-Reproduction Technology For Service-Related Injuries
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday it will cover the costs of assisted reproductive technology because of service-related … Continued
Most Doctors Outside VA Lack Training To Handle Vets’ Health Issues
Most veterans get some health care from private doctors. But most doctors outside the Veterans Affairs system aren’t trained to … Continued
Majority Of Veteran Suicides Are 50 And Older And We Don’t Know Why
On July 7, the Veterans Health Administration released new data about veterans’ suicides, based upon examination of over 55 million … Continued
In His Run For Congress, This Iraq War Vet Isn’t Running From PTSD
On May 12, 2006, Lance Cpl. Sean Barney was serving in Fallujah, Iraq, as a Marine infantryman when he was … Continued
The Army Doesn’t Consistently Track Meds For PTSD, Report Finds
Key findings for a Jan. 5 report from the Government Accountability Office showed that the military at large, and the … Continued
How VA Privatization Can Improve Veterans’ Health Care
The 2014 scandal involving the Phoenix Veterans Health Administration infuriated the nation, but produced at least one positive effect. As … Continued
Rural Veterans In Need Of Care Face Uncertainty, Isolation
For rural veteran Mickey Ireson, appointments at the Department of Veterans Affairs are a source of apprehension and stress, rather … Continued
