The nation’s largest integrated health care system has only limited protocols in place to protect its millions of elderly patients.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted inAccountability, U.S. Education
Veterans Affairs bans University of Phoenix from new GI Bill enrollments
A federal investigation found the for-profit college and three other educational programs use deceptive marketing.
Posted inAccountability, The Trump Era
Meet the scandal-scarred transition team charged with revamping the VA
Trump has repeatedly said he would set high ethical standards at Veterans Affairs, yet his appointees have “questionable histories.”
Posted inImpact, Inside the Newsroom
How investigative reporting can lead to positive change
This past year has been an important – and wild – one for us at Reveal and The Center for Investigative Reporting. Here’s a rundown of some of the dust we’ve kicked up, the changes we’ve spurred and the conversations we’ve started in 2015.
Posted inOpiates, Returning Home to Battle
VA fires doctor known as ‘Candy Man’
The chief of staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Tomah, Wisconsin — exposed by Reveal for his opiate prescription practices — has been fired, effective Nov. 9.
Posted inEducation, Returning Home to Battle
University of Phoenix responds to federal ban, but it’s secret so far
The Defense Department is reviewing a response from the University of Phoenix to the military’s decision to ban its recruiters from military facilities and suspend it from enrolling more military personnel under the tuition assistance program, even as Republican senators came to the for-profit school’s defense.
Posted inEducation, Returning Home to Battle
Stock plummets at company behind for-profit University of Phoenix
Executives of the parent company of the University of Phoenix attempted to regain investor confidence this morning amid plummeting stock prices and ongoing scrutiny from state and federal officials investigating the for-profit school’s recruiting practices.
Posted inEducation, Returning Home to Battle
VA pledges to scrutinize unaccredited schools getting GI Bill funds
The Department of Veterans Affairs has vowed to increase scrutiny of unaccredited schools that received federal funds through the GI Bill and to review state criteria that allow the financial benefit for such schools.