VA reduces improper payments for private health care by 98% since 2020, GAO finds
The VA has slashed improper payments to private companies that provide medical care to veterans by 98% in the past five years, the GAO determined.
By Patricia Kime
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What changed between the 2023 and 2025 versions of the Richard Star Act to increase the projected cost so dramatically?
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"Our veterans deserve better": One Department of Veterans Affairs nurse describes how clinical staffing shortages affect employees and patients.
By Natalie Oliverio
Disputed veterans benefits bill gets pulled before House vote
A widely debated veterans bill was pulled from a House vote Thursday amid controversy.
By Patricia Kime
Bad actors use bogus offers to go after payouts to families affected by first atomic bomb test
Scam artists are targeting the $100,000 now available to eligible New Mexico victims of radiation exposure dating back to the Trinity blast.
By Richard Sisk
Top House Democrat calls to split veterans omnibus, advance Major Richard Star Act
If Congress cannot reach agreement on the omnibus, lawmakers may face a choice: continue negotiating a single package or advance one bill at a time.
By Natalie Oliverio