#VAFail: Veteran dies after VA hospital couldn’t confirm he was a veteran
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Last year, veterans in Gainesville, Florida, read a disturbing report of mismanaged care at the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center. A veteran was brought to the emergency room in a coma by an ambulance crew. Despite the emergency responders calling the VA on their way there, VA staff couldn’t confirm whether the patient was an... Read more »
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What is CVA working on in 2023? Here are our top priorities
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2023 is shaping up to be a busy year. The new Congress is settling in, and members are setting their priories, presenting new opportunities for Concerned Veterans for America to share the issues veterans and military families are focused on. At CVA, our mission is to defend the freedoms we and our families fought and... Read more »
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Russ Duerstine: Congress should focus on veterans health care and foreign policy
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Politicians are often “champions” for veterans and military families on the campaign trail, but will that carry over into the new Congress? CVA Executive Director Russ Duerstine recently argued veterans health care and foreign policy should matter to members of the 118th Congress. Russ wrote in The Hill: For too long, veterans who receive their... Read more »
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CVA looks back at biggest wins of 2022 and prepares for 2023
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It’s that time of year again — when we at Concerned Veterans for America look back at our biggest wins and start preparing for what we can accomplish together in the year ahead. Russia’s immoral invasion of Ukraine caused us to shift our priorities and adapt quickly to address poor foreign policy decisions. We continued... Read more »
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South Carolina can lead the way on better foreign policy and veterans’ care
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South Carolina is home to numerous military bases along with thousands of service members, military families, and veterans who choose to put down roots after they served. The state has a deep history of service and sacrifice. That’s why Coast Guard veteran Frank Bullock believes South Carolina is the right state to lead the way... Read more »
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Biggs and Stanwitz: ‘We will continue to fight for better health care options for veterans’
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The Phoenix Veterans Affairs nursing home recently made the news as a rat infestation drove veterans out of the facility. The news brought back memories of the Phoenix VA wait time scandal and reminded veterans that they are often still stuck in a bureaucratic system with too few health care options. Recently, Rep. Andy Biggs... Read more »
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Limiting health care options for veterans is dangerous and unsustainable
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Recently, opponents of commonsense VA reforms have claimed the department and veterans would be better served by limiting veterans access to non-VA care and instead pouring more money into an already bloated VA system. Two VA experts, Darin Selnick and Brooks Tucker, responded to such misplaced suggestions in The Hill. In what has become an... Read more »
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President Biden insults veterans by using HEROES Act to forgive civilian student loan debt
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In the summer of 2003, my National Guard leadership informally alerted me that my unit would mobilize and deploy to Iraq. This news put a damper on my plans to finish my last semester and graduate from the City University of New York’s Hunter College. But I was just one of thousands of reservists and... Read more »
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The VA is deliberately trying to stifle community care every step of the way – but there is hope
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Recently, veterans health care has been front and center in the news with passage of the PACT Act. But in the conversation about covering care for toxic exposure we’re missing answers to a vital question – how is the Department of Veterans Affairs going to handle the influx of veterans with serious health problems? Wait... Read more »
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Veterans share their unique perspectives and experiences during Vets on the Hill
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Each year, Concerned Veterans for America brings in staff from around the country for them to do what they do best: advocate policy changes that are good for veterans and the country. This event, known as Vets on the Hill, is all about veterans sharing their unique experiences and perspectives with lawmakers to drive positive... Read more »
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