Sep 27 Watch 8:02 Agent Orange puts a new generation at risk in Vietnam By Travis Daub At the height of the Vietnam War in 1968, two young Americans who shared a sense of service made two very different decisions: one joined the Marine Corps and one went to Saigon to help war orphans. Decades later, they… Continue watching
Sep 26 Department of Veterans Affairs says money for private health care may run out by year’s end By Hope Yen, Associated Press Weeks after a veterans' health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of… Continue reading
Sep 16 Suicide among veterans highest in western U.S., rural areas By Hope Yen, Associated Press Montana, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico had the highest rates of veteran suicide as of 2014. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 2:27 73 years later, WWII veteran returns a fallen soldier’s family keepsake By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour moment of the day, a 93-year-old World War II veteran traveled more than 5,000 miles from his Montana home this month to return a treasured keepsake to a grateful Japanese family. Continue watching
Aug 16 WATCH LIVE: Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin to discuss ‘forever GI bill’ By Erica R. Hendry Shulkin is expected to speak around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Aug 12 Trump signs bill to fund veterans medical care program By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an emergency spending bill that will pump more than $2 billion into a program that allows veterans to receive private medical care at government expense. Continue reading
Aug 08 How the massive, pioneering and embattled VA health system was born By Dr. Howard Markel Over the past 96 years, the Veterans Administration -- now with over 1,700 care facilities serving more than 8.76 million veterans annually -- has experienced a roller-coaster ride of accomplishment, public opinion, resource allocation and criticism. Continue reading
Aug 07 Rural veterans face long paths to health care By Jen Fifield, Stateline While long drives and limited access to health care are familiar burdens for many rural residents, the problem is particularly acute for veterans in those areas. They are far older than other rural residents, and far more likely to be… Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Trump announces new ways to help veterans get medical care By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The government wants to make it easier for veterans to get medical care and is promoting new ways to use technology to help. Continue reading
Jul 21 House unveils plan to fix VA’s budget gap as deadline looms By Hope Yen, Associated Press A House committee has unveiled a plan that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that threatens medical care for thousands of veterans in the coming weeks. Continue reading