Health

VA is not just a place to receive health care [...]

Deputy Director for Health Care, The American Legion

At The American Legion, we are dedicated to serving our fellow service members and veterans in a variety of ways; including helping ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delivers the best possible health care for our nation’s Veterans.

U.S. Army Veteran

Now that the Veterans Day festivities are over, may I ask you to pause and consider what I’m about to tell you? There are many terribly ignored veterans’ needs for which our lawmakers in Washington D.C. have failed to help.

Dietitian with VA Eastern Colorado Health Care Services

Telehealth is an exciting technology used to provide clinical care in circumstances where distance separates those receiving services and those providing services. The VA has been recognized as a leader in implementing telehealth and provides a variety of services through telehealth.

Founder of the internet site Craigslist

Hey, in the last couple years or so, the Department of Veterans Affairs has accomplished at lot. It's time for people of good will to give them credit (few others have, which kinda pisses me off).

U.S. Army Veteran

It seems as if every time something goes wrong at VA, I hear all about it. Improperly sterilized equipment that might have exposed Veterans to disease, leads to massive media coverage, uproar among veterans, members of Congress calling for hearings. Would the same problem at a civilian facility have gotten the same media coverage? I strongly doubt it.

Strokes are not only deadly, but they can lead to [...]

In a post earlier this week, I mentioned how warfare [...]

War, despite its vicious and ugly nature, has a way [...]

Special Assistant to the VA Chief Technology Officer

The Blue Button allows Veterans to access and download their information into a very simple text file (or an enhanced PDF) that can be read, printed, or saved on any computer.

Tribal Government Relations Specialist for the Western Region

I recently had the opportunity to witness first-hand the close partnering that is occurring between VA and Alaska Natives—On September 29, VA Alaska Healthcare System and the Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Health Clinic signed the first Memorandum of Understanding.

When I walked into the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center [...]