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GAO: Opportunities Exist to Improve VA Accountability at Community Living Centers for Elderly Veterans

GAO: Opportunities Exist to Improve VA Accountability at Community Living Centers for Elderly Veterans

by Christian Southards | Jan 19, 2022

In twin reports made publicly available on Dec. 30, the Government Accountability Office found several opportunities, some of which address a lack of transparency and efficiency, to improve care and accountability at Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living...
GAO Report: ‘Vulnerabilities’ kept unqualified medical providers in VA’s Veterans Community Care Program

GAO Report: ‘Vulnerabilities’ kept unqualified medical providers in VA’s Veterans Community Care Program

by Christian Southards | Jan 18, 2022

In a Government Accountability Office report released on Jan. 13, “vulnerabilities” were detected in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Community Care program that allowed hundreds of “potentially ineligible providers” to remain in the VA’s referral system....
GAO Review Supports VA’s Changes to Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, Likely Ensuring New Policy Will Be Upheld

GAO Review Supports VA’s Changes to Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, Likely Ensuring New Policy Will Be Upheld

by Christian Southards | Dec 7, 2021

The Government Accountability Office released a report on Monday supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs changes to its Supportive Services for Veterans Families, or SSVF, program.  As previously reported by California American Legion news, the changes...
Report: VA doesn’t do enough to inform veterans with service-connected disabilities of their education benefits

Report: VA doesn’t do enough to inform veterans with service-connected disabilities of their education benefits

by Christian Southards | Aug 1, 2021

The Government Accountability Office published a recent report noting that many veterans with service-connected disabilities are unaware of all their VA education benefit options. The Department of Veterans Affairs has two major programs in this area, the GI Bill and...
Recent Government Accountability Office report highlights challenges the VA faces in modernizing and staffing health care facilities

Recent Government Accountability Office report highlights challenges the VA faces in modernizing and staffing health care facilities

by Christian Southards | Jun 11, 2021

On Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office released a preliminary report detailing staffing, communications, and planning concerns the Department of Veterans Affairs has struggled to rectify since the GAO began oversight operations in 2018. First among the...
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