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VA Announces New Acting Secretary, Retirement of Deputy Secretary
Today, the White House named Peter O’Rourke as Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. O’Rourke previously served as VA Chief of Staff and prior to that as executive director of VA’s Office of Accountability ... Read More
Congressman Neal Dunn Hopeful Veterans Affairs Reform Bill will Combat Opioid Epidemic
A $55 billion Veterans Affairs reform bill is headed to the white house for approval. The VA Mission Act of 2018 is a combination of bills that could change the way veterans receive care and where. Last week the senate passed the VA ... Read More
VA Choice program won’t run out of money this week
Patients using the Veterans Affairs Choice program for medical care won’t see appointments interrupted in the next two weeks, even if it takes the White House a few extra days to sign new funding for the service into law. VA officials ... Read More
Senate passes major VA overhaul; Trump expected to sign into law within days
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation paving the way for a major overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the way veterans access health care in the private sector at government expense. The measure’s ... Read More
Lawmakers eye more dramatic management changes at VA
House lawmakers on Tuesday hinted at continued dramatic shake-ups at Veterans Affairs in months to come, this time taking aim at the department’s health management structure for a complete overhaul. Republicans and Democrats on the ... Read More
New commander takes reins of Regional Health Command Europe, focus is on readiness
Brig. Gen. Ronald T. Stephens assumed command Wednesday of Regional Health Command Europe, replacing Brig. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster. LeMaster leaves Sembach for Hawaii, where he will take command of Regional Health Command Pacific. ... Read More
Veterans Affairs Trumps States Rights With Telehealth Expansion Laws
The Department of Veterans Affairs just passed a new federal regulation to allow its doctors, nurses and other health care providers to administer care to veterans using telehealth or other virtual technology to anywhere in the United ... Read More
Veteran Articles: VA revises regulations on reimbursement for emergency treatment of veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has, through a Federal Register notice, revised its regulations concerning payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment for non-service connected conditions at non-VA ... Read More
Veterans fear Congress has forgotten about the military’s burn pit problems
For years, Veterans Affairs leaders and administration officials have promised they won’t let health issues surrounding burn pit exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan become another “Agent Orange” in the community. Now, advocates and a ... Read More
President Trump nominates Wilkie as veterans affairs secretary
In a surprise announcement that caught the candidate off-guard, President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department. Trump spilled the ... Read More