Veterans Affairs

Beltway Confidential

The VA’s standards just hit a new low

January 9, 2018 4:57 pm

President Trump will sign an executive order that will give administration officials 60 days to come up with a plan for helping veterans access mental health and suicide prevention services during their first year out of the military. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Healthcare

Trump to sign executive order aimed at reducing veteran suicides

Sarah Bedford -

January 9, 2018 3:59 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs is supposed to help our veterans -- not put them in harm's way. The VA should once again be embarrassed for their mistreatment of our nation's veterans. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Beltway Confidential

The VA is knowingly putting veterans in the hands of dubious doctors

Jacy Gomez -

December 11, 2017 8:49 pm

If the Veterans Empowerment Act becomes law, it will bring about genuine reform so we no longer fail our veterans. (AP Photo/Jim Salter, File)

Healthcare

Empower veterans by giving them more choices for healthcare

Shannon Hough -

December 8, 2017 5:01 am

The analysis made public health recommendations for states to consider. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Healthcare

Death from drugs, alcohol, suicide could rise 60 percent or more in the next decade

Kimberly Leonard -

November 21, 2017 5:02 pm

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb stands with inmates in the HUMV unit of the county jail. (Photo: Pinal County Sheriff's Office)

National Security

Separate housing for veterans in jail becomes a national trend

Todd Shepherd -

November 19, 2017 5:01 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, whose efforts to transform the agency have earned him a spot in President Trump's good graces, said a reflection on the VA's failures is the first step toward fixing a department Trump has called a

Healthcare

David Shulkin: Fixing VA ‘a matter of national security’

Sarah Bedford -

November 18, 2017 5:01 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin Shulkin was among a handful of administration officials who faced scrutiny of their taxpayer-funded travel this fall. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

News

VA head David Shulkin: Biased reporters ‘make our jobs harder here in Washington’

Sarah Bedford -

November 17, 2017 3:43 pm

Healthcare

Mike Pence: Veterans Affairs ‘more efficient, effective, and accountable’ under Trump

Eddie Scarry -

November 11, 2017 5:52 pm

Let us honor our courageous veterans not only by memory, but by actively applying their example to our daily lives. (iStock by Getty Images)

Op-Eds

Veterans are America’s rallying point of unity

Tim Holbert -

November 11, 2017 5:01 am

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Tag: Veterans Affairs

The VA’s standards just hit a new low

Trump to sign executive order aimed at reducing veteran suicides

The VA is knowingly putting veterans in the hands of dubious doctors

Empower veterans by giving them more choices for healthcare

Death from drugs, alcohol, suicide could rise 60 percent or more in the next decade

Separate housing for veterans in jail becomes a national trend

David Shulkin: Fixing VA ‘a matter of national security’

VA head David Shulkin: Biased reporters ‘make our jobs harder here in Washington’

Mike Pence: Veterans Affairs ‘more efficient, effective, and accountable’ under Trump

Veterans are America’s rallying point of unity

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