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ABC News/AP – Spending on veterans’ health care could double in three years under the Senate’s solution to the long waits experienced by thousands seeking medical care at VA [...]

The Washington Post – Retaliation from management is a real concern among VA employees — certainly among the doctors who nodded with approval when Mitchell and others spoke about the use of [...]

The Washington Post – A bipartisan group of senators renewed calls for a criminal investigation into whether or not VA officials knowingly lied about wait times in order to secure bonuses [...]

The Hill/Floor Action blog – Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has introduced a bill that would allow veterans to sue Department of Veterans Affairs employees who have falsified medical records. [...]

The Hartford Courant – Legal assistance is an invaluable asset to veterans. A 2005 VA report found the average disability compensation award for veterans who filed with the help of a lawyer [...]

Military Times – Veterans Affairs benefits workers are still wildly inconsistent in their handling of claims related to military sexual assault despite years of emphasis on the issues, a [...]

truth-out.org – Instead of actually reducing the delays for veterans receiving medical care, the Department of Veterans Affairs is gaming the system by changing what it counts in the claims [...]

The Washington Times/AP – Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson warned VA administrators on Friday that intimidation or retaliation against anyone who calls attention to problems [...]

American Legion – Legion National Commander Daniel M. Dellinger pointed to data released Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs as confirmation that the problems plaguing VA are [...]

Bloomberg Businessweek – The AMA, the largest doctor’s group in the U.S., voted at its annual meeting in Chicago to ask President Barack Obama to give veterans access to private-sector [...]