The New York Times

V.A. Begins Drive to Put Some Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship

The Trump administration will expand the power of government attorneys to initiate court proceedings for veterans “unable to make their own health care decisions.” By Ellen Barry and Jason DeParle The ...
Cleveland.com

VA rolls out new technology that could dramatically cut wait times for veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said new technology now operating nationwide could significantly reduce the time it takes for veterans to schedule health care appointments ...
NBC Chicago

VA denies claims from vets, VA psychologists of limits on mental health care

Veterans and psychologists say Veterans Affairs has quietly enforced internal policy changes that limit veterans’ access to mental health care. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. And it’s ...
CNN

VA backs off rule that would have cut benefits amid outrage

The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting enforcement of a new rule for determining disability payments after veterans across the US expressed outrage for what they said would likely reduce ...
Stars and Stripes

Amid outcry, VA abruptly stops enforcing new disability rating rule

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday abruptly announced that it would stop enforcing a new rule requiring disability ratings to be calculated by how well veterans function on ...
Army Times

‘I felt like a factory worker.’ Why VA psychologists are burning out

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Each year, the ...
WUNC

The VA says its reorganization plan won't hurt patient care. Some health care workers are skeptical

Leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs are planning the largest reorganization of the agency's health care system in three decades, saying the changes will cut bureaucracy and improve care for ...
The American Prospect

VA Employees in Shock Over Alex Pretti’s Death, Administration Response

Ever since Florence Nightingale brought her intrepid band of nurses to care for English soldiers during the Crimean War in 1854, nurses have been on the front lines of caring for soldiers and then, ...
Washington Monthly

Another Threat to VA Health Care

A provision in pending Congressional legislation—the Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025—threatens to undermine veterans’ health care and saddle taxpayers with staggering costs. At issue is a proposed pilot ...
Military Times

VA leader’s policies delaying care, destroying work force, report says

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins. (1st Sgt. Vannessa Josey/Army) Under the Trump administration, wait times for mental health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs have increased ...
Government Executive

VA has shed 40,000 employees, Democratic report finds, with drastic impacts on veterans

The Veterans Affairs Department has shed tens of thousands of employees under President Trump and veterans are experiencing worse outcomes as a result, Senate Democrats said in a report on Thursday, ...