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VA Hit a Record Nearly 60 Million Community Care Appointments. Doug Collins Says Wait Times Don't Tell the Whole Story.

VA has tracked wait times since the 2014 scandal. Secretary Doug Collins says speed alone doesn't tell veterans whether ...
Government Executive

VA has touted appointment wait time reductions, but new data shows a more mixed reality

The Trump administration has frequently said that appointment wait times at the Veterans Affairs Department are improving despite widespread reductions to its workforce, but internal data reveal a ...
smallwarsjournal.com

The VA Excellence Campaign: A Strategic Plan for Transformational Veterans Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a singular, sacred mission: to provide exceptional care for Veterans injured while serving our country. Today, under Secretary Collins’ leadership, the VA is ...
The Daily Mountain Eagle

VA launches pilot program to speed Veterans’ access to services, care, benefits

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Oct. 7 launched a new pilot program at six VA facilities to help veterans establish ...
Stars and Stripes

Veterans advocates, nonprofit health groups argue over merits of VA care vs. private care

WASHINGTON — Professional caregivers and veterans groups argued over the merits of private medical care versus care at the Department of Veterans Affairs during an emotional House Veterans’ Affairs ...
CNN

VA move to pay nearly $2 billion for private health providers inflames partisan debate over ‘privatizing’ veterans’ care

The Department of Veterans Affairs has transferred nearly $2 billion in funding for its health care system to pay for care from private providers, the agency told CNN. The reallocation represents a ...