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VA programs earn full accreditation from Joint Commission in 2025 review

Thursday, April 30 by Luke Matheson

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that every program evaluated in 2025 by The Joint Commission received full accreditation, marking a nationwide endorsement of the agency’s health care services. The Joint Commission conducted reviews of VA hospitals, behavioral health facilities, home care programs and... Read More.

VA Announces $112 Million in Suicide Prevention Grants for Veteran Services

Wednesday, March 18 by Luke Matheson

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a $112 million grant funding opportunity aimed at expanding suicide prevention services for veterans nationwide. The funding is available through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program and is open to nonprofit organizations, state... Read More.

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ARKANSAS HOUSE DELEGATION TO MCDONOUGH: THE POLITICIZATION OF THE VA IS INAPPROPRIATE

Friday, June 14 by Greg

Congressmen Bruce Westerman (AR-04), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Rick Crawford (AR-01) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough voicing concern for the encouragement of VA facilities to display Pride flags at the taxpayers’ expense. The... Read More.

Congressman Bruce Westerman spoke about complaints he’s received about the VA Hospital in Little Rock

Friday, June 7 by Alex Bivens

Although there are more than six months remaining in the year, members of congress are already starting to work on the federal budget for 2025. One of those is Fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman, a Republican from Hot Springs, who talked about that, and about... Read More.

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Boozman supporting VA program to prevent veteran suicides

Thursday, September 21 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is overseeing the implementation and execution of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program he championed to prevent and reduce veteran suicides. Boozman authored the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant... Read More.

Senators call for more use of VA home loan benefits in new legislation

Tuesday, August 1 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced legislation to increase awareness and utilization of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan benefits. VA home loans offer lower down payments, interest rates and closing costs, likely saving veterans thousands of dollars... Read More.

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Senate approves Boozman legislation on VA whistle blower training

Friday, July 14 by Ray King

WASHINGTON–– The U.S. Senate Thursday passed legislation championed by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide training to employees on reporting waste, fraud and abuse. The VA OIG Training Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation Boozman introduced with Sen.... Read More.

Boozman proposed funds for pilot training, VA healthcare approved by Senate panel

Friday, June 23 by Ray King

WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation produced by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $83 million to the future pilot training center in Fort Smith, raises quality of life standards for servicemembers and their families, and... Read More.

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Senators propose repeal of VA co-payment requirement

Wednesday, July 20 by Ray King

WASHINGTON–– U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for Department of Veterans Affairs funding, introduced legislation to repeal the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) copayment requirement for veterans traveling to medical appointments. “Veterans in rural areas... Read More.

Bill for VA breast cancer screening goes to President for signature

Thursday, May 19 by Ray King

WASHINGTON - A pair of legislative initiatives championed by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) to modernize Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) breast cancer screening policies and the delivery of lifesaving care for women veterans unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday and are headed... Read More.

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Major construction at Little Rock VA hospital beginning in April

Wednesday, March 30 by Staff

Beginning Monday, April 11, 2022, the south entrance and roadway at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock will be fenced off and closed to all traffic and personnel as part of the new front entrance project. The contractor will begin fencing on... Read More.

Appeals court upholds former VA pathologist sentence

Wednesday, December 1 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the 20-year prison sentence for a former pathologist at an Arkansas veterans hospital who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a patient he misdiagnosed. The three-judge panel of the 8th U.S.... Read More.

Stories tagged with: va

VA programs earn full accreditation from Joint Commission in 2025 review

VA Announces $112 Million in Suicide Prevention Grants for Veteran Services

ARKANSAS HOUSE DELEGATION TO MCDONOUGH: THE POLITICIZATION OF THE VA IS INAPPROPRIATE

Congressman Bruce Westerman spoke about complaints he’s received about the VA Hospital in Little Rock

Boozman supporting VA program to prevent veteran suicides

Senators call for more use of VA home loan benefits in new legislation

Senate approves Boozman legislation on VA whistle blower training

Boozman proposed funds for pilot training, VA healthcare approved by Senate panel

Senators propose repeal of VA co-payment requirement

Bill for VA breast cancer screening goes to President for signature

Major construction at Little Rock VA hospital beginning in April

Appeals court upholds former VA pathologist sentence

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