US EditionVA reverses course, halts contract cancellations after pressure from Congress
- The Department of Veterans Affairs has suspended planned cuts to contracts vital for veterans' health services after lawmakers and veterans organizations expressed concerns about their impact.
- VA Secretary Doug Collins previously described the cuts as simple consulting deal reductions, claiming they would save $2 billion, but many of the contracts were vital for health care services.
- Concerns have arisen regarding delays and disruptions in access to critical services for veterans due to funding reductions affecting contractors.
- Concerns remain that funding stripped from contractors could lead to delays and disruptions in accessing essential services for veterans.
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VA Pauses Billions in Cuts as Lawmakers and Veterans Decry Loss of Critical Care
(MedPage Today) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans' health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations...
VA pauses contract cuts as department funding and staff get slashed
Lawmakers and veterans service organizations confirmed to the Associated Press that the VA had paused billions of dollars in planned contract cuts after concerns were raised about the effect on veteran care. The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington on June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) In a statement... The post VA pauses contract cuts as department funding and staff get slashed appeared first o…
VA pauses contract cuts amid concerns over veterans' health services
The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.
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VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday. The pause affects hundreds of VA contracts that Secretary Doug Collins a day earlier described as simply consulting deals, whose cancellation would save $2 billion as the Trump adminis…
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