“President Donald Trump’s administration keeps denying that the Department of Veteran Affairs is headed toward privatization — just like it couldn’t stop denying that mass layoffs of 80,000 employees wouldn’t impact veteran care. But facts have a way of catching up.
After intense pressure from veterans’ groups and Congress, the administration was forced to walk back its plan — cutting 30,000 jobs instead. Already, though, the VA has lost thousands of health care staff since January — including 688 physicians and 1,882 registered nurses — while still claiming its services remain unaffected.
The budget numbers don’t lie — even if Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins do.”
Read the Full Column on the Rolling Stone Website, by Michael Embrich (Behind a paywall)
VA Not For Sale Reports on the impact cuts in veteran’ Health care staffing will have, by New Mexico Congressional District.
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Thanks to Caucus Member Earle Buckley for discovering this site!
NPR Reports on Company Illegally Charging Disabled Vets for Processing PACT Act Claims
It appears you don’t have to be a member of the Trump Administration to be in on the most flagrant and disgusting grifts and scams in recent American history. National Public Radio (despite being “de-funded” by the regime) reports that a company named Trajector Medical is engaged in a set of complex scams ripping off disabled Vets. Read their report on the NPR Website
