June was a historic month for the VA. On June 6, the president signed the VA MISSION Act into law. This legislation will give veterans more choice over their health care by expanding their access to care outside the VA. The long-overdue move will empower veterans by giving them more control over their health care…. Read more »
Last week, the VA released ratings for its 133 nursing home facilities. The information is disheartening, to say the least. A look at the “overall ratings” might not seem that bad. Eleven facilities received an overall rating of one star, while thirty-four received five stars. The rest are somewhere between. But the overall rating doesn’t… Read more »
This week the VA released ratings for its nursing home facilities across the country. The first ratings were released in late 2016 after a USA Today investigation found the VA had a secret, five-star rating system it used internally for its facilities. That started a firestorm of calls for transparency into how the VA reviewed… Read more »
After years of calling on Congress to overhaul the Veterans Choice Program, your efforts have paid off, and President Trump signed the VA MISSION Act into law on June 6. This legislation is going to expand access to medical care outside the VA for veterans around the country. The VA MISSION Act is a huge… Read more »
Recently, veterans from all over the country arrived in Washington for Concerned Veterans for America’s Vets on the Hill project! These vets spent the week speaking with members of Congress about the issues that matter most to them and their families – specifically reform of the Veterans Health Administration. Since the first wave of Vets on… Read more »