NPR
Congress looks to ease veterans' use of health care outside the VA
WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for veterans like him to use their ...
CNN
Hundreds of VA doctors and caregivers warn that cutbacks, policy changes threaten veterans’ care
Hundreds of current and former VA doctors, nurses and other caregivers have issued a warning to the Department of Veterans Affairs about the negative impacts of the agency’s recent staffing cuts and ...
USA Today
VA Secretary Collins focused on upgrades to veterans health care
In February, Doug Collins was sworn in as the 12th secretary of Veterans Affairs during a time of continued public scrutiny of the quality of care veterans receive. A former congressman representing ...
Military Times
VA to ease authorization rules for some outside care, raising concerns
Veterans wait to get prescriptions filled at the pharmacy in the Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on April 2, 2015. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) Veterans Affairs ...
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VA bans doctors from referring trans veterans to private gender-affirming care providers
Doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been instructed to stop providing forms and support letters that refer veterans to private medical providers for gender-affirming care. Veterans ...