LGBTQ Nation
VA bans doctors from referring trans veterans to private gender-affirming care providers
Doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been instructed to stop providing forms and support letters that refer veterans to private medical providers for gender-affirming care. Veterans ...
Military.com
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties
Veterans seeking care in the Department of Veterans Affairs' community care program in 30 specialties will not have to get reauthorization from the VA for a year under a new policy announced by the ...
Stars and Stripes
VA gives veterans a year of uninterrupted private health care for 30 different medical specialties
WASHINGTON — From cardiology and eye care to addiction treatment and mental health counseling, 30 different types of private medical services will be available to veterans for up to a year without ...
VA Secretary Collins focused on upgrades to veterans health care
In his first year, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins is celebrating wins, while targeting issues such as ...
CNN
VA move to pay nearly $2 billion for private health providers inflames partisan debate over ‘privatizing’ veterans’ care
The Department of Veterans Affairs has transferred nearly $2 billion in funding for its health care system to pay for care from private providers, the agency told CNN. The reallocation represents a ...
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive ...
WVXU
Congress looks to ease veterans' use of health care outside the VA
WATERLOO, Iowa — John-Paul Sager appreciates the care he has received at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, but he thinks it should be easier for veterans like him to use their ...