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#PresidentBonkers wants to drive up demand for health care insurance. Of course that means his cronies controlling the insurance supply get ever richer at the expense of the people who have given the most to defend America and its values.
A true patriot.
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But the #Trump admin has said it wants more #veterans to seek treatment outside the government system. Political appointees at #VA & their allies have also said they favor a leaner #healthcare workforce because they think #physicians & other #health care providers could be more productive, said one former appointee who is close to the Trump team.
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The #health system grew by tens of thousands of employees under the #Biden admin as more #veterans enrolled in #VA #healthcare after passage of the #PACTAct, which expanded benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Then-secretary Denis McDonough urged veterans to be seen by VA doctors rather than request referrals to private practitioners outside the system.
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The reorganization comes in advance of an expected announcement next week that Collins plans to also shrink the network of 18 regional offices that administer the nation’s #VA #hospitals & #medical centers, acc/to 4 people familiar… Staff at those regional offices help determine policies & manage staffing. Collins & others have been critical of the agency’s top-heavy administrative offices, arguing that staffing cuts there will free up more resources for #healthcare.
Details of the cuts came into focus in recent days, acc/to 17 staffers at VA & congressional aides….
The nation’s largest government-run #healthcare system has struggled to fill vacancies amid a broader national shortage of #health care workers & a strained federal workforce. Job applications to the agency have also fallen 57% from last year, acc/to the agency’s workforce report last month.
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The decision comes after #VeteransAffairs Secy Douglas A. Collins, under political pressure from #Congress, backed away from a plan to slash 15% of the agency’s workforce through #MassFirings. Instead, the #VA lost almost 30k employees this year from buyout offers & attrition.
The agency hopes that the cuts will reduce the #healthcare workforce to as little as 372k employees, a 10% reduction from last year, acc/to a memo shared with regional leaders last month….
#VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of #healthcare #jobs
Strains on the #VeteransAffairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled #health care positions, including #doctors & #nurses.
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"More than 20 members of Congress are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and homeland security officials after the Guardian revealed the VA is compiling a report on all non-US citizens 'employed by or affiliated with' the government agency that will then be shared with other federal agencies, including immigration authorities."
~ José Olivares and Aaron Glantz
"...In 2022, the Biden administration directed ICE officers to consider U.S. military service when deciding whether to pursue removal, allowing exemptions for veterans without serious criminal histories.
But an internal ICE memo obtained by 11Alive Investigates shows that directive was rescinded in April of this year.
The memo preserves certain protections for active-duty service members, but leaves others vulnerable. In fact, the new directive explicitly states, "an honorable discharge does not prevent an alien from being subject to immigration enforcement."
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"65-year-old Wade said he spent his first 12 days at Stewart Detention Center sleeping on a makeshift bed on the ground, a result of overcrowding.
"We don't have any bunk space," he said. "We're given what we call boats, and those are placed on the floor with a two-inch mat."
He also said there are only two working urinals for his entire pod of 80 people.
"There's sewage water flowing on the ground," he said.
He served his country; now it's 'turning its back': Georgia veteran stuck in ICE detention after policy shift
Godfrey Wade is a wartime U.S. Army veteran who served overseas and received commendations upon his honorable discharge. Now he's set for deportation.
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Shortly after he arrived in the United States, Wade enlisted in the United States Army, 7th Infantry Division, beginning in Aschaffenburg, Germany. He earned commendations for good conduct and wartime service.
After his honorable discharge, he built a wide-ranging career and earned multiple college degrees. He's worked as a master tailor, fashion designer, tennis coach, and chef. He was working at the Georgia Capitol Café before he was detained.
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