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June 26, 2014, WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it is making renewed funding available to 25 organizations in 11 states that provide transitional housing and supportive services to homeless Veterans with special needs. The Grant and Per Diem Program (GPD) Special Need Grants – totaling $5 million to grantees – will allow … [Read more...]
VA Committed to Veterans’ Health and Well-Being, Official Says
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2014 - The Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledges systemic issues of timeliness in providing veterans with health care and is committed to fixing unacceptable patient scheduling practices, a senior VA official told Congress yesterday. Dr. Thomas Lynch, assistant deputy undersecretary for health for clinical operations, Veterans Health … [Read more...]
VA Celebrates 70th Anniversary of the Original “GI Bill”
June 23, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is celebrating 70 years of investment in the education and economic prosperity of America’s Servicemembers and Veterans. The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the “GI Bill” was enacted on June 22, 1944. The law provided a wide range of benefits for Veterans … [Read more...]
VA Begins Monthly Inspections to Restore Scheduling Integrity
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2014 - Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan D. Gibson today directed all of the department’s medical center and health care system directors to conduct monthly in-person reviews of scheduling practices in every clinic within their jurisdiction. Site inspections will include observing daily scheduling processes and interacting with scheduling … [Read more...]
Veterans Administration Releases Data on Quality and Access to Health Care
June 10, 2014, WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released the results from its nationwide access audit, along with facility-level patient access data, medical center quality and efficiency data, and mental health provider survey data for all veteran health facilities, June 9. Full details made public at http://www.VA.gov follow Acting Veterans Affairs … [Read more...]