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Transgender vets call for more protections from Congress, VA
Advocates want VA to move ahead with plans to provide gender-affirming surgery to transgender veterans, a policy change first promised in summer 2021.
VA’s community care programs lack wait-time standards and proof of success, critics charge
A GAO report this week said VA has refused to set guidelines on appointment delays for vets seeking care outside the department's medical system.
Top VA hospital lacked full-time gynecologist, facilities serving women veterans for years, report says
The North Texas VA Health Care System didn't have a full-time gynecologist for nearly two years, according to investigators.
Women veterans measure at center of congressional controversy advances
The Deborah Sampson Act includes provisions to extend women's health care services and require new action to end sexual harassment at VA facilities.
Task force to highlight ‘forgotten’ and 'invisible’ women veterans
A new House task force will look at the challenges facing women veterans at VA an in society at large.
Vets could soon get free child care during medical treatment
The Veterans Affairs Department could soon provide free child care for veterans undergoing treatment for mental health and other medical issues — a move some lawmakers hope will make it easier for veterans to get help.
By Natalie Gross