VA News Roundup
Officials with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced the complete list of additional medical facilities at which they will deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in 2026 under an accelerated deployment schedule. Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced they will roll out 9 additional electronic health record systems (EHR), bringing the total to go live in 2026 to 13, with complete deployment of the EHR at all VA medical facilities as early as 2031. Read More ›
In a message issued on YouTube, Collins said that the goal is to reduce the staff to 398,000 employees from the agency’s current level of approximately 470,000 employees, which represents nearly a 15% decrease. Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) last month announced several Trump administration political appointees. Read More ›
Officials with Veterans Affairs (VA) are launching an outreach texting campaign that is set to include text messages and emails sent directly to veterans, public service announcements, paid advertising, and events. Read More ›
More veterans were cared for in 2024 than ever before, reporting more than 127.5 million healthcare appointments, representing a 6% increase over last year’s record, and $187 billion in benefits, according to a statement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced an improved installation access process for veterans and eligible caregivers for medical appointments, shopping, and certain morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) services, which will involve electronic verification of veteran and caregiver during the installation access process. Read More ›
Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first 3 outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder visits of each calendar year through 2027, according to a press release. Read More ›
Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced that VA hospitals outperformed non-VA hospitals in 2 major independent, nationwide reviews for patient satisfaction and care quality. Read More ›
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in September that it will conduct a scientific assessment to determine if there is a relationship between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure during military service and kidney cancer among veterans. Read More ›