While controversy swirls around last week's mass firing of 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs' employees, a far greater threat to veterans' health care is going completely unnoticed. Powerful ...

A nurse performs a test on a Department of Veteran Affairs patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 2025. (Julie M. Lucas/U.S. Navy) The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a massive ...

When I became U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary, I promised to ensure every veteran receives the high-quality care they deserve. To meet that pledge, I’m visiting VA facilities across the country to see ...

ED users with low-acuity ED visits in the post-expansion period were more likely to have 100% VA service connection (20.2% vs ...

COMMENTARY | To restore trust and deliver the care veterans deserve, the VA must prioritize smart investment in technology, better management practices and serious engagement with veteran feedback.

The Department of Veterans Affairs uses Patient Record Flags to alert staff when veterans may face or pose heightened safety ...

Throughout the U.S., only 8 percent of hospitals along with 14 Veteran Affairs programs are recognized as Pathway to Excellence organizations by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Pathway ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been making changes to veterans’ health records as part of a move to modernize the system, and more VA facilities will be using the new system in 2026. The ...

In late July, Major Gen. John Bartrum sat before a Senate committee for his confirmation hearing to be the Department of Veterans Affairs’ next undersecretary of health, or USH, as it’s colloquially ...

WASHINGTON — A lack of consistent policies and protocols by the Department of Veterans Affairs for administering private-sector health care for veterans is leading to medical records not being ...

Purple Heart Veteran Andres Rios gets his vitals checked by Ashlyn Forbush, a licensed vocational nurse for West Texas VA, during a routine medical appointment at the Odessa VA Clinic. Rios has been ...