Veterans Health Administration

'A blitz attack': VA mental health experts liken Elon Musk's emails to warfare

5:00am March 07, 2025

Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.

Queue Listen Now

A federal worker tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happened

5:00am February 14, 2025

Liz Goggin, a social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, took the offer to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through September. Then she learned her position was exempt.

Queue Listen Now

Even veterans who are using marijuana legally worry they might lose VA benefits if they tell their doctors.

VA Clears The Air On Doctors Talking To Veterans About Marijuana Use

2:05pm January 09, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

Officials want health care providers to discuss how medical marijuana could interact with other medications or care, but doctors still can't point vets to state-approved marijuana programs.

David Shulkin, the undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Monday.

Trump Announces David Shulkin As Pick For Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

5:45pm January 11, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Shulkin is the VA's undersecretary for health, a position he was nominated for by President Obama. He would be the first nonveteran to head the VA.

Army Specialist Jim McGough with members of his unit in 1971. Then 19, he was photographed by a columnist from The Des Moines Register.

Name Of A Vietnam Veteran Killed By Hepatitis C Added To 'The Wall'

6:30am November 12, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Members of the military are more than twice as likely to have hepatitis C as the general public. For many, including Jim McGough, the virus takes its final toll decades after they are first infected.

Matt Keil participates in physical therapy during a BeFit class at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., in 2007.

For Fertility Treatment, Wounded Veterans Have To Pay The Bill

9:45pm February 17, 2016

by Quil Lawrence

U.S. military health care covers the high cost of in vitro fertilization, but the Veterans Affairs health system doesn't. The discrepancy is putting vets with combat injuries in a bind.

Queue Listen Now

Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent from Vermont, has made a particular form of health care finance part of his campaign pitch.

Health & Safety

Debate Sharpens Over Single-Payer Health Care, But What Is It Exactly?

3:29pm January 22, 2016

by Julie Rovner

The phrase often used synonymously with government-run health care means different things to different people. Five points to help explain the Democrats' policy clash over the single-payer approach.

For some rural vets who live far from a VA hospital, getting medical care has meant driving a day or two from home, and missing work.

A Benefit For Rural Vets: Getting Health Care Close To Home

7:13pm October 16, 2014

by Quil Lawrence

Veterans in some rural areas have to travel hundreds of miles on empty interstates to get health care, losing a day of work or sometimes two. A new program lets them see nearby doctors instead.

Queue Listen Now