The VA prevents veteran suicides better than the private sector
VA Secretary Collins is using data to mislead Congress, veterans, and the public. If you look inside the numbers and compare veterans who receive VA care and those who do not, the story is very different.
The newest tactic to cut VA staffing
Tell your Members of Congress to halt all plans to cut VA staffing. VA facilities must be fully staffed to continue to provide the holistic, veteran-centric health care promised to veterans.
Private sector contracts need oversight
Oversight of the VCCP has been poor and must be strengthened in any new contracts. The VA provides better care and is routinely overseen by the IG. Private sector must be held to the same standards.
Stop implementation of the new Electronic Health Record
Urge your Members or Congress to insist that the rollout of the new EHR be delayed until it can be determined that the system poses no threat to the care of those who served.
The Access Act remains a threat to VA health care
Tell your Members of Congress to vote NO on the ACCESS Act. Private sector mental health providers are unlikely to have the same annual training required of VA staff for suicide prevention, PTSD, substance use, military sexual trauma, and depression. Fully fund and staff the VA.
Efforts to limit VA benefits are moving forward
Tell your Members of Congress that depriving veterans of the benefits they have earned is not acceptable.
