Jun 23

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
In a letter to President Barack Obama, Carolyn Lerner of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said the VA continues to say patient care has been unaffected by errors. She says that is preventing the VA from taking necessary steps…
Jun 12

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — After two overwhelming votes in two days, members of Congress say they are confident they can agree on a bill to improve veterans' health care and send it to the president's desk by the end of the month.
Jun 10

By Alan Fram, Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- United and eager to respond to a national uproar, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to make it easier for patients enduring long waits for care at Veterans Affairs facilities to get VA-paid treatment from local doctors. Lawmakers…
May 30

By PBS NewsHour
May 22

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The growing furor over veterans' health care moved to the political campaigns Thursday as congressional candidates from both parties called for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to be fired. Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is challenging Republican Senate…
May 21

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Seeking to head off a growing furor over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at Veterans Affairs hospitals are "dishonorable" and will be not be tolerated by his administration.
May 15

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says he is angry and saddened by allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at a Phoenix veterans hospital. "Any adverse event for a veteran within our care is one too many," Shinseki said in…
Returning Veterans Face Huge Backlog, Disorganization in Fight for Benefits…
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