The Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, also known as the PACT Act, seemed like a slam dunk. Amid some of the most polarized and obstructionist politics in our nation’s history, legislators on both sides were poised to pass a comprehensive bill that would funnel hundreds of millions of dollars toward caring for veterans that were exposed to toxic burn pits and other ...
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Veterans Administration to Cover Additional Toxic Exposure from Burn Pits
Posted June 24, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
In an incredibly rare display of bipartisanship, the U.S. House and Senate have crafted legislation to fund a VA effort to add coverage for nine types of respiratory cancers generally attributed to military service near burn pits. That, however, is where the good will ends, as the two parties have suggested drastically different funding levels.
Burn pits are used in military theaters to dispose of ...
continue reading...Military Service Members Not Told of Illnesses and Conditions
Posted July 14, 2015 in Product News and Recalls
A certain level of secrecy is expected when dealing with military affairs. The secrets held by military officials could, if disclosed, put American service members’ lives at risk and deal significant blows to the national security of the United States.
However, there are limits to the need for such secrecy. At some point, the walls must come down and the truth must be exposed.
As Memorial Day came and went, a ...
continue reading...Officials Concerned as Evidence of V.A. Hospital Malpractice, Mismanagement Comes to Light
Posted June 4, 2015 in Product News and Recalls
Legislators and health regulators have expressed concern after more than 120 previously unpublished investigations by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs were made available last month. According to a Military Times article, the investigations, which date back as far as 2006, expose numerous instances of medical malpractice and mismanagement at V.A. hospitals across the country.
The V.A. assistant inspector general has claimed that ...
continue reading...Congress to Look Into Veterans Affairs Whistleblower Reports
Posted April 14, 2015 in Product News and Recalls
A Congressional field hearing is scheduled to take place on March 30 to look into whistleblower claims of prescription drug abuse at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Tomah, WI. The whistleblower report, which was at first hidden by the VA Inspector General, reveals a high rate of prescriptions for high-dose opiates like morphine. Several deaths are also under investigation at the medical center.
A clinical review ...
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