Arlington, VA – House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) has introduced two bills aimed at reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The first bill reforms the VA’s choice and community care programs and the second bill would establish a commission to review and realign the VA’s infrastructure. The VA Care in the Community… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is praising the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) effort to track problems at medical facilities across the country through a “health care improvement center.” The new center will allow the VA to track problems at facilities in real time and dispatch assistance when issues are identified. The center has only… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) announced today that it will name Dan Caldwell as the new executive director for the organization. Dan will replace Mark Lucas, who has recently accepted the position of Senior Vice President of Grassroots at Americans for Prosperity. Mark will continue to work closely with CVA to advance health care… Read more »
Arlington, VA – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released internal rankings showing almost a dozen of the medical centers that received one out of five stars in quality ratings this year received the same score in 2016. The VA scores 146 of its medical centers based on factors including wait times, instances of avoidable complications, and death… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today members of the joint House and Senate conference committees will meet to negotiate a final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This meeting will start the official conference process to discuss the two versions of the legislation H.R. 2810 (115). Earlier this year, Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) released their NDAA recommendations for… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on legislative proposals that will reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs and the Veterans Choice Program. VA Secretary David Shulkin testified on the Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences Act (CARE Act), which would allow any veteran who faces a wait time… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today the House Veterans Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on legislative proposals that will reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs and the Veterans Choice Program. The proposals – including one by the VA and one by the House VA Committee – would consolidate the VA’s community care programs and reform the… Read more »
