Lawmakers Battle Over Whether New Health Care Bill Hurts Vets Democrats and Republicans argued Friday over whether the new health care bill proposal would help or hurt vets.
McCain-Sanders' VA Bill Slammed as Pro-Union A former New York lieutenant governor says just-passed Senate legislation intended to eliminate long patient wait times at VA...
Nationwide Campaign Urges Doctors to Ask if Patients are Veterans The American Medical Association has urged health care providers to ask patients if they have served in the military and to...
VA Expands 'Choice,' Seeks Dollars to Consolidate Outside Care An additional 160,000 veterans became eligible Dec. 1 to receive VA-paid medical care from civilian health care providers.
Late Effort In Congress Stops Legislation Limiting Nurses' Duties According to the VA, 6,500 of its 93,000 registered nurses possess advanced degrees and would be able to fill in for doctors.
Vets Groups Back Bill to Hasten VA Firings Despite Union Opposition A new effort in Congress to ease the process of firing for misconduct at the VA has been denounced by a government union.
Senator: Alaska Key to VA Healthcare Fix Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska says his state is the model for how the VA can broaden access to healthcare for veterans.
McDonald Tells Congress VA Will Not Completely Privatize Health Care Veterans Affairs Department Secretary Bob McDonald told lawmakers on Thursday he has no plans to grow the agency's payroll or...
VA Blames Coverage Woes for Combat Veterans on Incomplete Applications The VA says 35,000 combat vets have not been made eligible for VA health care yet because they filled out an incomplete...
Marijuana Refugees: Wounded Veterans Willing to Move for Medicinal Pot The Senate passed legislation with a provision that would allow Veterans Affairs Department doctors to recommend medical...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...