The Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> has been wrapped-up in scandal and jumping from one crisis to the next. Amid all these stories, another important issue is getting lost in the tumult: the VA\u2019s commitment to women veterans\u2019 health care.<\/p>\n A recent report by the Associated Press<\/a> sheds light on the fact that a stronger commitment to caring for our women veterans is needed.<\/p>\n And just as more and more veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, more and more of them are women. Even the head of the VA’s office of women’s health acknowledges that persistent shortcomings remain in caring for the 390,000 female veterans seen last year at VA Medical Centers<\/a> and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) \u2014 despite an investment of more than $1.3 billion since 2008.<\/p>\n Despite this investment, problems abound, which are listed below in more detail. The bottom-line is that the VA is falling behind on care for (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Department of Veterans Affairs has been wrapped-up in scandal and jumping from one crisis to the next. Amid all these stories, another important issue is getting lost in the tumult: the VA\u2019s commitment to women veterans\u2019 health care. A…<\/span><\/p>\n