Rosen urges Trump to exempt all VA employees from hiring freeze
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has joined her colleagues in urging President Trump to exempt all Veterans Affairs (VA) employees from the federal hiring freeze
Veterans Affairs exempt from Trump's federal hiring freeze
President Donald Trump hit the government with a federal hiring freeze on his first day in office, but it won't stop hiring at the Department of Veterans Affairs. After implementation of Trump's hiring freeze,
Minneapolis VA to resume hiring after exemptions from Trump hiring freeze announced
The Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center was preparing Thursday to renew job offers for clinical and hospital roles that it had rescinded two days earlier as part of a federal hiring freeze. The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a statement Thursday clarifying that 39 categories of health care workers were exempt from the hiring freeze issued by President Donald Trump’s administration on
Unclear how federal hiring freeze affects Hampton VA Medical Center
More than 300,000 Department of Veterans Affairs health care jobs are exempt from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, according to a department memo sent this week. Still, it remains unclear how the hiring freeze and exemptions will impact the Hampton VA Medical Center,
Trump's federal hiring freeze raises concerns about VA and military health care
It means some open jobs at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital and military hospitals such as Wilford Hall and Brooke Army Medical Center will go unfilled.
U.S. Sen. Blackburn wants to 'cut red tape' for veterans seeking care outside the VA
The legislation requires the VA to give patients information about eligibility, cost sharing, treatments and providers.
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More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White ...
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Veterans Affairs exempt from Trump's federal hiring freeze, but concerns about care remain
The Department of Veterans Affairs was spared Monday for the 90-day hiring freeze President Trump imposed on federal agencies, welcome news for the the roughly 9.1 million veterans enrolled in the ...
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Real-world study: RSV vaccine 78% to 80% effective against infection, severe illness in older US veterans
The estimated effectiveness of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among older US veterans in the 2023-2024 respiratory ...
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‘The mission is veterans’: Nominee for VA secretary pledges to protect vets benefits from possible spending cuts
Doug Collins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, pledged to protect veterans ...
Trump’s V.A. Pick Says He’ll Protect Veterans’ Ability to Seek Outside Care
Doug Collins, chosen by President Trump to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, does not have a traditional résumé for V.A.
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The Battle over Veterans’ Health Care: How the Republican Majority Hopes to Reshape the VA
With the new Congress sworn in and President-elect Trump poised for his second inauguration, Republicans have queued up a ...
Trump nominee for VA secretary vows not to assist with migrant healthcare
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Doug Collins, President Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, promised Tuesday ...
Ozempic’s health benefits keep growing, but are the risks worth it?
A major new study has revealed a long list of benefits and some little-known risks of Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications.
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Veterans Groups Criticize VA Leadership Over Delayed Access to Medical Care
A coalition of 24 veterans organizations has accused the Biden-Harris Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of obstructing ...
Free Veterans Mental Health Forum set for next week
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Veterans and their families are invited to a special event focused on mental health support next week. The Veterans Mental Health Forum will take place on Thursday, January 30, at ...