Gordon, Suzanne, 1945-

The battle for veterans' healthcare : dispatches from the frontlines of policy making and patient care / by Suzanne Gordon. - Ithaca : Published in association with Cornell University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references.

How the VHA works -- Ignoring the facts : the anti-vet agenda -- The New York times wait-time fixation -- Bernie Sanders and the VHA -- With friends like these -- What kind of patient experience? -- In defense of art -- Chairman Miller interferes -- The strawman document -- The commission's final report -- Not everyone heard on Capitol Hill -- Conversation with a commissioner -- How VHA research saves lives -- Empowering nurses and providing high-quality patient care -- Making PTSD treatment more effective -- The brain at war -- Suicide by gun -- Mindfulness at Fort Miley -- Epilogue : Trump and the VHA.



9781501714573

2017009600


United States. Veterans Health Administration.


Veterans--Medical care--United States.


Electronic Books.

UB369 / .B388 2017