Patricia Kime

Patricia Kime focuses on military personnel and veterans issues for Military.com, reporting on health care, military families, justice and benefits. She previously was a senior writer for Military Times, specializing in health care and medicine.

Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, Kaiser Health News and elsewhere. She was named as one of the top 100 influencers in the veterans' arena by HillVets in 2015 and earned first place for beat reporting from the Association of Health Care Journalists in 2019. Prior to becoming a journalist, she worked for the federal government in the intelligence community. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in international relations.

Email: Patricia.Kime@Military.com

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough.

VA Secretary Swats Down Idea to Cut VA Disability Pay for Wealthier Vets

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The seal is affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

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Illustration of soldier suffering from an eating disorder.

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Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star visits Palmer Station in Antarctica.

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The service did not provide a reason for the lower request but said the funding would be enough to sustain the fleet while...

The sign with the Department of Veterans Affairs motto is seen in Washington, D.C.

VA to Change Motto, Switching to Gender-Neutral Language that Recognizes All Who Have Served

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is expected to announce the change Thursday afternoon at the Military Women's...

point-in-time (PIT) count of the homeless population in Washington, DC

VA Aims to House 38,000 Homeless Vets in 2023, Repeating Goal It Surpassed Last Year

The department actually exceeded its 2022 aspirations, and officials say the static goal for 2023 reflects a reduction in the...

Doctor looks at PET brain scan at the Banner Alzheimers Institute.

VA to Cover New Drug for Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease

The department is the first large health system to cover Leqembi, moving out ahead of Medicare, which covers it only in...

VA Asks for Historic $4.1 Billion for Construction as Agency Weighs Closing Some Aging Medical Facilities

After the Senate scuttled the department's recommendations on medical facility upgrades and closures, the VA launched a new...

Volunteer airmen prepare suicide prevention cable locks.

DoD's Top Doc Calls on Congress to Overturn Law Limiting Discussions on Guns with Service Members

The Defense Department's assistant secretary for health affairs said a decade-old provision hinders the physician-patient...

House GOP Entertains Scuttling VA's $16B Electronic Health Records Program

During a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical database systems, VA officials said the current 40-year-old...

Event schedule at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.

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The campaign is part of a bigger strategy for the service to reach its recruiting goals for the first time in three years.

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