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  • VA awards $84M in grants to fight Veteran homelessness

    VA awards $84M in grants to fight Veteran homelessness

    VA awards $84M in grants to fight Veteran homelessness.

  • VA earns top scores in latest CMS hospital ratings report

    VA earns top scores in latest CMS hospital ratings report

    More than three-fourths of Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals that received an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating earned four-or-five-star ratings as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2025 hospital quality ratings

  • VA redirects millions in wasteful union spending back to Veterans

    VA redirects millions in wasteful union spending back to Veterans

    VA is redirecting tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds away from subsidizing federal unions and back to the Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors VA serves.

  • VA processes more claims in a single year than ever before

    VA processes more claims in a single year than ever before

    VA processes more disability benefits compensation & pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before.

  • VA, CMS partner to identify and recover $106M in duplicate billing

    VA, CMS partner to identify and recover $106M in duplicate billing

    VA's new partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services eliminates instances in which both agencies are billed for the same health care episode.

  • VA to extend caregiver support program eligibility for “legacy” Veterans, caregivers

    VA to extend caregiver support program eligibility for “legacy” Veterans, caregivers

    VA will soon propose a rule to extend Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for certain Veterans and their family caregivers through Sept. 30, 2028.

  • VA announces expanded burial benefits

    VA announces expanded burial benefits

    VA temporarily expanded burial benefits for certain Veterans, per the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.

  • VA to reduce staff by nearly 30K by end of FY2025

    VA to reduce staff by nearly 30K by end of FY2025

    VA on pace to reduce total VA staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in-force.

  • VA processes more than 2M disability claims in record time

    VA processes more than 2M disability claims in record time

    VA processed more than 2 million disability benefits claims for Veterans in fiscal year 2025, faster than ever before.

  • VA announces $42M in grants to fight Veteran homelessness

    VA announces $42M in grants to fight Veteran homelessness

    Grants in the amount of $42 million are available for eligible organizations to assist homeless Veterans and those at risk of homelessness with various legal services.

  • VA health and benefits app reaches 3M downloads

    VA health and benefits app reaches 3M downloads

    VA's Health and Benefits mobile app reaches more than 3 million downloads.

  • Statement from VA Secretary Doug Collins regarding Memorial Day

    Statement from VA Secretary Doug Collins regarding Memorial Day

    Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins today releases statement ahead of Memorial Day.

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