Category: Veteran Health
Democratic congressional members ask VA to keep abortion accessible
Wisconsin’s Democratic congressional delegation is urging President Donald Trump's administration to pull a plan to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling in the veterans’ health system.
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Veterans program plans to shutter two of three sites
A program that provides temporary housing and supportive services, like healthcare and recovery services, to veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless will shut down its Chippewa Falls and Green Bay locations by Sept. 30.
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Feds award more than $4.2 million in benefits to veterans misdiagnosed at Tomah VA
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $4.2 million in retroactive benefits to about 100 veterans who were misdiagnosed at the Tomah VA Medical Center, according to a statement released by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., last week.
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Congressional delegation seeks to rename Tomah VA
Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is seeking to rename the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center after Jason Simcakoski, a Wisconsin veteran who died at the facility after battling an addiction to opioids prescribed by the VA.
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Baldwin questions VA over opioids
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is asking the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to take action after reports found some veterans’ healthcare providers are not meeting opioid safety standards.
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