‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans | Trump administration | The Guardian

…the changes open up the possibility that doctors could refuse to treat veterans based on their "reason for seeking care – including allegations of rape and sexual assault – current or past political party affiliation or political activity, and personal behavior such as alcohol or marijuana use"… 

…did not dispute that the new rules allowed doctors to refuse to treat veteran patients based on their beliefs or that physicians could be dismissed based on their marital status or political affiliation…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients 

 

'Stop Characterizing It That Way!': Hassan Has Explosive Confrontation With sec Collin’s over VA Cuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfjv4AQY8Io

 

Tammy Duckworth Does Not Hold Back On Doug Collins Over 'Incompetence' At VA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H7gnKgE-LA

 

'It's Sloppy And You Know It!': Elissa Slotkin Shows No Mercy To Doug Collins over VA cuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30KxPOVfwE

 

VA halts gender-affirming care for transgender veterans

VA facilities, according to Monday's announcement, have already blocked transgender veterans from using restrooms, locker rooms and patient rooms that match their gender identity. The department has begun sending letters of support to non-VA providers to provide gender-affirming surgeries to veterans, it said…

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5199118-va-reverses-transgender-medical-treatment/

Trump's cuts to federal workers and VA programs alarm veterans

"It turns out that a sizable portion of the people fired were veterans. Now, the Republican Party must confront the fact that Trump's and Musk's actions will (not may) come back to haunt them in the midterm elections and beyond…"

https://thehill.com/opinion/5167018-trump-musk-va-cuts-veterans/ 

 

 

The VA’s Private Care Program Gave Companies Billions and Vets Longer Waits - ProPublica

Trump wants to supersize a program that spent almost a quarter of its funds on overhead. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/va-private-care-program-gave-companies-billions-and-vets-longer-waits

The Deeper Challenges Facing The VA (Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point)

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, has withdrawn from consideration. Fixing the VA won’t be easy for whoever ends up running it. There’s a political battle going on, but we’ll look at the deeper systemic challenges still facing the VA.
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/04/26/department-veterans-affairs

‘Who the hell is this person?’ Trump’s Mar-a-Lago pal stymies VA project - POLITICO

The intercession of a well-connected Florida doctor infuriated those overseeing the $16B contract.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/30/trump-doctor-health-technology-508297

Ronny Jackson fiasco says more about the president than it does the doctor - NBC News: Opinion

The best he could find? Trump's unqualified nominee was the equivalent of a slap in the face to veterans like me. ....
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ronny-jackson-s-nomination-fiasco-shows-consequences-trump-choosing-loyalty-ncna869411

A Scandal A Day Keeps The Doctor Away From The VA - YouTube

Once described as 'the most unethical person I have ever worked with,' the White House doctor Trump nominated to head the VA is facing an uphill battle....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30YZlCR_3w0

The Check In: The Department of Veterans Affairs

Seth takes a break from breaking news to check in on the possible privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Trump's promise to fix the agency....
https://youtu.be/qlfS7h8HaII

Ronny Jackson was called the 'Candyman' because he would dole out drugs to White House staff: Ranking Dem on Senate VA committee - Raw Story

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee told CNN's Anderson Cooper Tuesday night that people in the White House used to refer to the president's personal physician, Adm. Ronny Jackson, as "the Candyman" due to his habit of over-prescribing sleeping medication. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/ronny-jackson-called-candyman-dole-drugs-white-house-staff-ranking-dem-senate-va-committee/

Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation" - CBS News

Sanders joined us to discuss the reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs and more ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-sen-bernie-sanders-on-face-the-nation-april-1-2018/

David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans - The New York Times - Opinion

It has been my greatest professional honor to serve our country’s more than 20 million veterans. Almost three years ago, I left my private sector job running hospitals and came to Washington to repay my gratitude to the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/opinion/shulkin-veterans-affairs-privatization.html

Trump’s VA Is Purging Civil Servants - POLITICO

A bipartisan law was supposed to make it easier to fire bad actors at the Department of Veterans Affairs. But it's targeting the wrong people.....
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/12/trump-is-trying-to-fix-the-vabut-its-backfiring-217348

VA cuts program for homeless vets after touting Trump's commitment -- POLITICO

The VA is essentially ending a special $460 million program that has dramatically reduced homelessness among chronically sick and vulnerable veterans. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/homeless-veterans-benefits-trump-207781?cid=apn