WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a $ 3.9 billion emergency spending package to address a budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs that threatens medical care for thousands ...

Here are four things to know. 1. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Program allows some veterans to receive care in their communities rather than having to wait for a VA appointment or ...

Taking care of veterans has long enjoyed bipartisan support. In 2014, when Veterans Administration hospital officials were caught hiding long delays in treatment -- delays that were tied to the deaths ...

The VA is working to replace the VA Choice Program with a less cumbersome approach to allow veterans to receive services more easily from private health care providers, a top agency official says. The ...

St. Vincent's Medical Center today announced a partnership to provide care through the Veterans Choice Program, giving veterans the opportunity to receive care at St. Vincent's locations throughout ...

We've been reporting this week on the Department of Veterans Affairs' $10 billion problem. Two years ago, it was revealed some VA clinics were covering up how long it took for patients to get to see ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, May 20, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Midway through the ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week that it will revise the way it calculates the distance between a veteran’s residence and the nearest VA medical facility in order to expand ...

President Donald Trump signed Veterans Affairs healthcare funding legislation Saturday, allocating $2.1 billion for the Veterans Choice Program. The Veterans Choice Program allows veterans to receive ...