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 »
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 »
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 »
The debate over veterans having access to private health care rages on, and CVA is hoping to be a strong and unwavering voice with an earned influence at the Trump White House and in Congress. Since its founding, CVA haven’t been afraid to call out inefficiencies and misconduct at the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense. Executive Director Dan Caldwell told The Washington Post, “when a system isn’t… Read more »
On April 10, 2014, the country found out about gross negligence at a Phoenix VA hospital. Staff was keeping two separate lists of veterans waiting to see doctors – the “official” electronic lists that made VA wait times appear short, and secret paper lists that staff used to schedule appointments outside the acceptable time frames. Whistleblower allegations were later confirmed… Read more »