Tori Richards, Editor’s note: This column originally appeared on watchdog.org First the White House Office of Special Counsel started an investigation into the embattled VA. Now it’s the turn of Health and Human Services for evidence that VA officials repeatedly accessed whistleblower medical records in retaliation — violating HIPAA laws. Whistleblower Brandon Coleman was notified… [Read More]
A Solution To The Government’s VA Problem
Jonah Goldberg, There is only one guaranteed way to get fired from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Falsifying records won’t do it. Prescribing obsolete drugs won’t do it. Cutting all manner of corners on health and safety is, at worst, going to get you a reprimand. No, the only sure-fire way to get canned at… [Read More]
Nearly 900,000 veterans have pending health care requests, watchdog says
WASHINGTON – Nearly 900,000 military veterans have officially pending applications for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department’s inspector general said Wednesday, but “serious” problems with enrollment data make it impossible to determine how many veterans were actively seeking VA health care. About one-third of the 867,000 veterans with pending applications are… [Read More]
VA Inspector General Report: 307,000 Veterans Died Waiting For Health Care
Before Dan Doherty departed, he wrote about how the Veterans Affairs estimated that hundreds of thousands of their patients had died while waiting for care. At the time, Scott Davis, a program specialist at the VA Health Eligibility Center, divulged a report that was conducted within his department and that of the VA Office of Analytics… [Read More]
Videos allegedly show Memphis VA leaving disabled vets unattended
‘We we’re left to the wolves’ – Video footage allegedly showing veterans — many of whom are quadriplegics or paraplegics — being left unattended at a Memphis Veterans Affairs hospital during staff meetings is reviving concerns about how VA hospitals treat American servicemembers. The videos, first reported by Communities Digital News (CDN) and said to… [Read More]
BLOOD MONEY: Planned Parenthood Has Politicians Completely Paid Off, Media In Its Pocket
All but one senator who voted to block defunding have accepted cash from abortion group; Deep ties to media organisations revealed. Forty-five of the 46 Senators who voted against defunding Planned Parenthood recently have accepted cash donations from the abortion group, an investigation has found. In addition, several media organisations and owners also have deep… [Read More]
Showdown: State Reps Rally to Stop VA-Ordered Gun Confiscation of Vietnam Vet
Mikael Thalen | Infowars.com , VA deems vet too “incompetent” to own firearms. State representatives and citizens alike are descending on Idaho in an attempt to stop the Department of Veterans Affairs from confiscating the firearms of a Vietnam veteran. Idaho State Representative Heather Scott, who first brought attention to the issue Thursday morning, stated… [Read More]
The Three Dumbest “Conservative” Objections to Patent Reform
Mytheos Holt, You have to give the enemies of patent reform credit: They do love to hide behind the idea that they’re defending the free market. To hear them tell it, in fact, they’re the only thing standing between America and a lawless jungle where Google and Apple can step on inventors with impunity and… [Read More]
Vets find out VA hospital dumped their records with Social Security, personal info in trash
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton, It took more than two months to notify veterans that their personal records which contained their Social Security and personal information were inadvertently thrown in the trash by the VA Black Hills Health Care System. The justification was that the records were accidentally thrown out by an employee moving an office. They were… [Read More]
Obama looks to ban Social Security recipients from owning guns
Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a move that could affect millions whose monthly disability payments are handled by others. The push is intended to bring the Social Security Administration in… [Read More]
Trump: ‘I Don’t Need to Be Lectured’ by GOP Candidates
McCain has abandoned our veterans. I will fight for them. John McCain has called his own constituents who want a secure border “crazies.” No one in the news media or the establishment, including the Republican National Committee, criticized the senator for those comments. Now, as respected reporter Sharyl Attkisson has proved point by point, the news… [Read More]
Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security
It’s a move that could affect millions whose monthly disability payments are handled by others. Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a move that could affect millions whose monthly disability payments… [Read More]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 15
- Next Page »