V.A. Hospital: a Model for health Care? Not if you have Cancer " "For patients with prostate cancer, it is a common surgical procedure: a doctor implants dozens of radioactive seeds to attack the disease....
The New York Times is reporting on Today's speech to The American Medical Association (AMA) on Government Health Care Reform. Many appear skeptical over the Government intervention on any front these...
"WASHINGTON, April 3, 2009 - All systems are on track for this summer's rollout of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, which Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said he expects to have as monumental an impact as the original World War II-era GI Bill of Rights. Shinseki, who...
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Two days after news surfaced about President Barack Obama’s plan to charge wounded war veterans for treatment, the White House on Wednesday backed off a controversial plan that would have dramatically altered the way the Department of Veterans Affairs handles insurance...
The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Barack Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies...
United States President-Elect Barack Obama has picked Retired Army Four Star General Eric Shinseki to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Should Shinseki be confirmed, he will take the post once Obama takes office on January 20, 2009. " President-elect Barack...
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Canadian troops fighting in Afghanistan are up against two dangerous adversaries. The first, the elusive enemy; the second, the less-tangible threat of mental breakdown. Indeed, new studies suggest soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are more likely to suffer from mental illness...
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There are probably a number of ways to make policy decisions for a
federal agency and different situations require different methods.
When an agency makes a decision that can impact large numbers of
people, it obviously needs to carefully consider the impact. If an
agency...
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"The Bush administration opposes a Democratic effort to restore full educational benefits for returning veterans, according to an official's comments..."
""With the latest significant data breach â theft of a Boeing laptop with unencrypted personal information on 382,000 employees â the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse estimates that the total number of data breach victims has passed 100 million since they started...
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