New Rules Lead to Privatization of the VA by Skip Delano
The floodgates for privatization of VA health care will open wider under sweeping new rules (access standards) proposed by the VA on January 29 for the more than 7 million veterans who use their hospitals and clinics. The most significant change in rules would allow veterans who live as little as a 30-minute drive from a VA health care facility to be able to instead choose private sector heath care providers, without pre-authorization from the VA.
Save Our VA Action Team Outreach at Manhattan VA
One of VFP's Save Our VA Action team was in front of the Manhattan VA this week doing outreach for their upcoming Town Hall.
VFP California Chapter Banners to Save Our VA!
Veterans For Peace joined Indivisible Auburn July 20 to display large banners to east-bound I-80 traffic with the messages: "Save our VA" and "Vets Say No to Privatization.”
Bannering at VA healthcare at Minneapolis VA!
VFP members are actively working to stop the privatization of the VA.
The Minneapolis chapter has been outside the MPLS VA to Stop Privatization of VA Healthcare