The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center is facing intense scrutiny and investigations by multiple federal agencies after a report from the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) found that the number of prescriptions for powerful painkillers… Read More
February 12, 1973 Forty-one years ago this week, prisoners of war held by the North Vietnamese were returned home as a result of the Paris Peace Accords. The mission, known as Operation Homecoming, returned… Read More
The VA proposed a bump in pay in September, saying it would increase the maximum rates of annual pay for incoming physicians and dentists to the Veterans Health Administration. The increase went into effect in… Read More
Proposed legislation recently introduced in the Senate arrived with a name that is seemingly hard to argue against: the Homeless Veterans Welcome Home Act. It is a well-intentioned bill meant to provide support for veterans… Read More
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is joining with lawmakers and government leaders to cast a spotlight on the issue of suicide among veterans. Obama on Thursday will sign the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American… Read More
PRINCETON After years of work and waiting, eligible veterans in southern West Virginia will have access to primary medical care services at a new VA clinic in Mercer County. Beckley VA Medical Center Director Karin… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) Veterans’ health care is a “high risk” budget issue that threatens to cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars unless longstanding problems are addressed, government auditors warned Wednesday. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office… Read More
The female veterans on the Women Veterans for Equality in our VA System Facebook page couldnt believe what they saw. But there it was. A Department of Veterans Affairs military sexual trauma (MST) coordinator personally… Read More
Health-care delays for veterans and poorly managed information technology are among the U.S. governments most pressing problems, federal auditors said Wednesday. The issues showed up for the first time this year in the Government Accountability… Read More
A Veterans Affairs official stated Wednesday that the department is trying to find a way to accommodate veterans who want medical marijuana, and VA physicians who want to recommend it. In states with legal programs,… Read More