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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Former Army Capt. Le Roy Torres, pictured with his wife Rosie following the signing of the PACT Act in August 2022, won a lawsuit Friday against the state of Texas for his dismissal for a service-related health condition.

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Veteran Affairs building near the White House

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U.S. Air Force medical technician checks a veteran’s blood pressure

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Banner reading: In the event of a Government Shutdown, We Are Open

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Bowe Bergdahl leaves the Fort Bragg courtroom

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A sign for the Military and Veterans Crisis Line.

A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.

A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General investigation released last week found numerous problems with the hotline's...

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VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...

Doctor listens with stethoscope on two-year-old patient

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The previous message didn't reflect where the military health system is moving following years of reform, said Army Lt. Gen...

U.S. Army veteran receives shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination

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The department expects to be among the first federal agencies to get the booster, which the Centers for Disease Control and...

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Protests over the DoD's response to the leak of jet fuel into the water supply.

Legal Claims over Red Hill Water Contamination Balloon to 4,600 as November Filing Deadline Looms

Applications are mounting as a two-year deadline approaches under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Embryologist Rick Slifkin demonstrates fertilization techniques on a nonviable embryo at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Expand Fertility Services to Service Members, Veterans

The legislation, sponsored by Senate and House Democrats, would add cryopreservation of eggs and sperm and in vitro...

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL

VA Electronic Health Record Rollout Unlikely to Resume for a Year After Being Derailed by Problems

Department of Veterans Affairs officials say a number of factors will be considered before restarting the program, including...

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