Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany, who’s running for governor on the Republican ticket, wants to see more investment in a state-run nursing home for veterans in southeast Wisconsin.
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Veterans’ hospitals in Wisconsin are pursuing upgrades, as part of $4.8 billion the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to spend to improve facilities in fiscal year 2026.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $9.3 million to organizations that support Wisconsin veterans who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
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.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden wants to boost veterans’ access to non-opioid pain medications.
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.
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.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is asking the federal Department of Veterans Affairs for an update on staffing levels at Wisconsin facilities due to reports of provider vacancies.
The federal government has granted almost 17,000 claims for Wisconsinites under a law that expanded benefits and services for veterans harmed by toxic exposures during their service.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to mark the opening of an outpatient clinic in Oconomowoc.
Senators are considering legislation aimed at staffing challenges at state-run veterans’ nursing homes.
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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.
