In 2017, as Washington deliberated over the future of veterans’ healthcare, the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute (VHPI), along with the Associations of VA Psychologist Leaders and VA Social Workers, as…
By: Suzanne Gordon and Russell Lemle for Military.com VHPI Senior Policy Analysts Suzanne Gordon and Russell Lemle trace a behind-the-scenes negotiation over federal legislation that could drastically damage the…
By: Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early for The American Prospect VHPI Senior Policy Analyst Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early investigate a new plan from the conservative Heritage Foundation, authored by…
By Russell Lemle and Suzanne Gordon, originally in Washington Monthly In 2014, Congress passed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, which set up a temporary program that outsourced veterans’ care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to private sector providers.
By Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early in Beyond Chron The national wave of worker unrest over hospital conditions that create job stress, burn-out, and short staffing reached the corner of Clement and 42ndStreets in the outer Richmond last Wednesday, Oct. 18. Nearly 100 RNs and other staffers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) spent their breaks or lunch hour on an informational picket-line, organized by Local 1 of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), which represents
By: Brad Dress, The Hill • The Hill spoke with Suzanne Gordon about the potentially devastating cuts to veterans' benefits.
By: Russell Lemle and Jasper Craven, Guns & Ammo • Firearm leaders are changing the course of veteran suicide prevention.
By: Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven, in The American Prospect • VHPI Policy Analysts dig into the supposed death of the Asset and Infrastructure Review commission, and report on a percolating effort to institute similarly misguided and dangerous closures.
By: Suzanne Gordon, in The Washington Monthly • VHPI Policy Analyst Suzanne Gordon writes a postmortem on the AIR commission, and sketches out the next steps for keeping the VA's infrastructure protected for generations to come.
By: Suzanne Gordon, in Beyond Chron • VHPI Policy Analyst Suzanne Gordon plumbs VA data to understand how a proposed infrastructure plan could hobble VA care in California.