As Congress and the administration are expanding the use of private, for-profit hospitals under their "Choice" privatization program, veterans groups are making it clear that the program should only be just a temporary fix while Congress invests in a stronger VA.
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The Trump administration is pulling a reverse Robin Hood, stealing from veterans to funnel money to wealthy private hospital CEOs and special interests.
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Politicians’ years of anti-government rhetoric and cuts to employee pay and benefits is one of the main reasons the VA is having difficulty recruiting qualified individuals. Instead of making it easier for people to come work for the VA, politicians are doubling down on worker attacks.
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Politicians are lying about how public servants use 'official time.' This woman came to Washington to shatter the myth.
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Without fixing the current law, veterans who work at the VA have to take unpaid sick leave to receive medical care for their service-related injuries.
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The VA is the best and only integrated healthcare system tailored entirely to veterans' needs. But to profit-hungry hospital CEOs and corporate insiders, there’s money to be made off veterans’ well-being...if only the VA could just go away.
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A new bill targeting whistleblowers and union representatives is being considered in the House. Here are two ways it would punish whistleblowers and union reps who try to protect them.
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Thousands will be forced off the job when their appointments end due to the hiring freeze instituted by President Trump.
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2016 was a year of challenges and triumphs. Revisit photos of the moments that made 2016 memorable.
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A push to hire more veterans is producing impressive results.
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You probably know the VA best for treating the wounds of war and making sure our veterans receive the benefits they have earned. But the VA has also helped develop innovative tools and techniques that help millions of Americans every year.
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Council President Alma Lee and NVAC leadership team re-elected for another three-year term.
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Veterans and VA employees gathered in downtown Milwaukee to shine a spotlight on the proposed closing of VA hospitals.
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A faction in Congress wants to close VA hospitals and send America's heroes to fight for-profit providers for healthcare. Luckily, their efforts are being rebuked by a group of pro-veteran lawmakers.
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A bill passed the House of Representatives that would decimate VA employees’ rights at work. It’s the latest example of how some lawmakers are exploiting veterans' health care to advance their narrow agendas.
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