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President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to stem the number of veteran suicides with a plan to boost outreach by awarding grants to community programs
Brett Reistad of Manassas, Virginia, was elected national commander of the American Legion on Aug. 30.
Lawmakers want to re-examine the structure of the Veterans Health Administration after a report the Veterans Affairs Inspector General referred to as “serious” and “disturbing.”
AMVETS is taking matters into its own hands and has commissioned a licensed clinical team to help its members with mental health problems.
Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the organization's vision for serving the healthcare needs of the warfighter. April 11, 2017
The Million Veteran Program has collected blood samples for genetic analysis from more than 500,000 veterans so far, making it the biggest database of genetic material in the world.
A new VA center seeks emerging therapies to enhance veterans’ physical and mental well-being.
The Veterans Health Administration recommendations include items AFGE, the Commissioners and most everyone else for whom VA issues matter, can agree on.
Roughly half of a congressionally appointed commission to reform the Veterans Affairs Department suggested an expansion of community care for veterans and a systematic closure of some VA medical facilities. The "strawman document" emerged as the VA pilots a few new programs to help veterans gain more control over their health care.
Congress is beginning to get a clearer picture of the Veterans Affairs Department's new Choice Program, which lets veterans access private sector community care providers if they choose. But members on the House VA Committee question the department's continued involvement in scheduling appointments for veterans.
Linda Rix, co-CEO of FastYeti Incorporated, will discuss proposals to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, and how her website -- vetsHQ.com -- is helping veterans get the benefits they need. August 1, 2014
In emergencies, you rush to the closest hospital to get medical care. Veterans are the same way. And when they go outside the VA system for emergency care, the department is supposed to pay for it even if they don't have other insurance. But, that's not always what happens, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. Randy Williamson, director of Healthcare Issues at GAO, spoke to Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp about what GAO found.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to impose what he says are \"modest\" fee increases on some TRICARE beneficiaries. We\'ll have reaction from the groups who\'ll be impacted.
The Washington D.C. VA Medical Center is hosting an evening of music, pampering and health information just for female veterans. We get details from the VA\'s Diane Phillips