June 15, 2018
In Releasing Key Quality Ratings, VA Makes Another Move Toward Transparency
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 »
June 8, 2018
The VA MISSION Act Is Law!
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 »
June 4, 2018
RECAP: Vets on the Hill back in DC!
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 »
May 24, 2018
VA MISSION Act Passes Senate, On to the President’s Desk
The VA MISSION Act is headed to President Trump’s desk following a 92-5 Senate vote and 340-70 vote in the House. The President said recently he wanted to get the VA MISSION Act passed before Memorial Day. This was a priority for lawmakers and the VA, too, since estimates showed the Veterans Choice Program would… Read more »
May 17, 2018
VA MISSION Act Passes the House; Now, Senate Must Act
The VA MISSION Act is one step closer to becoming law, passing the House in grand fashion. The legislation that will overhaul and expand the Veterans Choice Program while funding it in the interim passed the House 347-70. It now heads over to the Senate for a final vote. Concerned Veterans for America was first out… Read more »
May 17, 2018
Facebook Live with Rep. Roe – 4 Things You Missed
Concerned Veterans for America held a Facebook Live event this week with House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe to talk about reforms coming to the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially the VA MISSION Act. In case you couldn’t watch, here are four things you missed from our conversation with Rep. Roe. The goal of the VA… Read more »
May 16, 2018
No More Games. Pass the VA MISSION Act.
This week, both the House and Senate are discussing the VA MISSION Act, bipartisan legislation that will overhaul and reform the Veterans Choice Program along with other facets of the Veterans Health Administration. The Choice Program is set to run out of money by May 31st. That deadline is quickly approaching and threatens the care… Read more »
