by Rikki Almanza | Aug 12, 2025
The VA health system is facing a worsening staffing crisis, according to a new report from the agency’s independent watchdog. All 139 Veterans Health Administration, VHA, medical center campuses reported worker shortages, with severe shortages rising 50 percent from...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 6, 2025
The VA announced last week that it is expanding Veterans’ access to health care by extending new community care authorizations to one year for 30 standardized types of care. This change allows Veterans referred by the VA for eligible standardized types of community...
by Rikki Almanza | Aug 4, 2025
The VA, under President Donald Trump’s administration, has proposed a rule to eliminate most abortion services currently available to Veterans, including in cases of rape or incest. The proposed policy would preserve abortion access only in a life-threatening...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 31, 2025
A new law signed this week introduces permanent changes to the VA Home Loan Program, providing Veterans with more options to avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes during financial hardship. The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, sponsored by Rep. Derrick Van Orden...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 23, 2025
According to Stars and Stripes, a coalition of Gulf War Veterans and advocacy groups is urging DOD to fully declassify hundreds of thousands of documents related to the 1991 Gulf War. Their goal is to uncover more information about possible toxic exposures following...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 21, 2025
The VA will soon propose a rule to extend eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, PCAFC, through Sept. 30, 2028. The extension will apply to legacy participants, legacy applicants, and their caregivers, providing them with...
