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The Pentagon has reportedly extended Middle East deployments of American troops, fighter squadrons, and warships into next year as the deadly, expensive, and deeply unpopular Iran war drags on with […]
Collins, a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve, also explained that his mandate from President Trump is to make it “easier for veterans to get their health care when and where it’s most convenient for them,” by giving them greater choice between in-house and outsourced care. To do this, he planned to lean on the network of 1.7 million private-sector providers who are part of the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), created by the VA MISSION Act of 2018. Annual reimbursement of these non-VHA doctors, therapists, hospitals, and clinics now costs the federal government more than $30 billion per year, nearly one-third of the VA’s entire direct care budget.
Remember Your Oath is calling ALL VETERANS, the FAMILY of veterans and anyone who SUPPORTS veterans to come join us at Union Station in D.C. We will maintain a 24 hour presence in the city until this occupation ends.
The National Guard, when federalized, is no different from the active force. As a retired Soldier, I am calling this out for what it is – and what others who […]
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejections for the same period a year earlier.
During his January confirmation hearing, Collins tried his best to shroud his objectives, lulling skeptical committee members with reassuring-sounding platitudes, such as “there’ll always be a VA for the veteran.” He has continued to spread these unconvincing assertions as VA secretary in interviews, press releases, Twitter videos, and congressional hearings, while, at the same time, swiftly advancing proposals to deeply cut VA resources and personnel and redirect the so-called “savings” toward expanded outsourcing to private-sector care.
Losing 30,000 VA staff will decimate VA’s ability to deliver quality healthcare and benefits. Veterans will suffer. And this is just one step in the plan laid out in Project 2025, to demonize, downsize, and privatize Veterans care.